Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani received the support of US Rep. Adriano Espaillat on Thursday, a sign that the socialist Democratic nominee is beginning to win over the party establishment that has so far been hesitant to embrace him.
Espaillat, who represents Upper Manhattan and a swath of the Bronx in Congress, is among a growing list of lawmakers and organizations who are getting behind Mamdani after backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s unsuccessful Democratic primary campaign. He was also a close ally of incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is running against Mamdani as an independent, and endorsed Hizzoner in 2021.
