Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani on Friday accused ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his other opponents of stoking Islamophobia — after fielding repeated attacks branding him antisemitic over his anti-Israel views

"I just couldn't believe what was happening," Mamdani said of his June appearance. "That a genocide could be distilled into a late-night game."

Encircled by faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani speaks in emotional terms about the 'indignities' long faced by the city’s Muslim population.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, said he would be willing to credit President Donald Trump with brokering a ceasefire in Gaza if the agreement is enforced and “delivers peace.

Mamdani called for the return of the hostages​ and mourned the loss of lives on the day of the attack, while also condemning the Israeli government's response.

The frontrunner is turning out Muslim and South Asian New Yorkers in historic numbers, while facing attacks on his faith and background.

The report comes only a day before early voting opens and one source said Jeffries would formally announce his backing on Friday afternoon. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries plans to endorseZohran Mamdani for New York City mayor,