In his response during an interview appearance on ABC News' This Week on Sunday, Jeffries gave no indication of an imminent endorsement or timeline for when he might give his endorsement, but indicated he is thus far satisfied with Mamdani's messaging.

But Mamdani proceeded to give a cautious answer on peace in the Middle East and avoided taking petty jabs at President Donald Trump and his family when given an opening. And as he defended his plans to make the city’s buses free,

It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”

Mausser found the Democratic Socialists of America and became involved in her local New York City chapter, where she met then-New York State Assembly candidate Zohran Mamdani, who has been a member of DSA since 2017.

The first New York City mayoral general election debate will take place on Thursday evening. It will feature Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and perennial Republican Curtis Sliwa.

New York City mayoral candidates clashed in their first general debate. Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani faced scrutiny over past calls to defund the NYPD and his stance on Hamas. Mamdani also addressed his "anti-Israel" rhetoric,

At 33, Mamdani is calling for a new generation of leadership. Voices across the right and the left are already heralding Mamdani as a model for the future of the Democratic Party. Emma G. Fitzsimmons, the Times’s City Hall bureau chief, asks: Is he?