Wait a Mam-oment.
Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t ready to endorse socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run yet, she said Thursday – as she slammed his plans to raise taxes on the rich.
“I’m focused on affordability and raising taxes on anyone does not accomplish that,” she told reporters during an event at LaGuardia Airport.
“I’m making sure that people who create jobs will stay here so that we can have good paying jobs.”
Hochul’s wait-and-see approach on Mamdani came after the Queens assemblyman bested former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary – sending shockwaves across the nation and prompting soul-searching among moderate members of the party over its leftward drift.
The Democratic governor had congratulated Mamdani after his apparent win, but notably didn’t endorse him in November’s general election.
Mayor Eric Adams, a centrist Democrat, is running for re-election as an independent in the general – and Hochul said for now she’s going to keep “working close” with him.
Hochul praised Adams’ “City of Yes” housing push and efforts to keep subways safe.
“We’re six months away from inauguration day, and that will determine who I’m working with for the next four years,” she said.
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