Mamdani's support among Jewish voters comes after accusations from opponents and some community leaders that his criticism of Israel represents antisemitism.

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist leading the race for New York mayor, tried to distance himself from past criticism of the NYPD, two days after a mass shooting at a midtown office building left five people dead,

The killing of four people including a police officer in a Midtown Manhattan office building rattled a city where mass attacks are rare and violent crime has declined.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani paid tribute to the fallen off-duty officer killed in a shooting in a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday. Mamdani said at a press conference on Wednesday that he visited the family of Didarul Islam,

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist leading the race for New York mayor, tried to distance himself from past criticism of the NYPD, two days after a mass shooting at a midtown office building left five people dead,