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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 12

“I don’t see anybody asking anyone else to qualify their stances on Islamophobia or anti-Muslim sentiment,” said Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center of New York City. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...

Mamdani’s Delicate Quest to Become New York City’s First Muslim Mayor

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 10d

After weeks of denying that he would drop out of his long shot reelection bid for mayor, Eric Adams bows out: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/n...

Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 16d

After ABC announced that Kimmel's show would return on Tuesday, Mamdani said his team had reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall.

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Zohran Mamdani is canceling a town hall on WABC that had been planned for this week, in protest of the decision by the station’s parent company to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show.

Mamdani Cancels WABC Town Hall to Protest Kimmel Suspension

Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, said the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show sent a chilling message about free speech.

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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 28d

“No, no, no. A thousand times no,” Mr. Sliwa said. “I can’t be bought. I can’t be leased. I can’t be rented. I am not corruptible.” by @jeffcmays.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/n...

Curtis Sliwa Vows to Stay in Mayor’s Race, Despite Push to Clear Field

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 29d

NEW POLL: The poll found that 46 percent of likely voters currently planned to choose Mr. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, in a four-way race for NYC mayor. His support spans racial and ethnic groups but is especially strong among young and highly educated voters.

Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds

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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams to Quit Mayor’s Race
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Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams to Quit Mayor’s Race

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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · Aug 20

McGuinness Boulevard rears its head again: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

More Adams Associates and Supporters Are Said to Face Corruption Charges

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Aug 10

Very interesting exploration of Mamdani and Black voters. Finally, observations from a range of Black leader voices who put the candidates’ challenges w/the Black community in context. GIFT LINK
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Mamdani Tries to Build Bridges to Black Voters Who Snubbed Him in June

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 29

I shut it down because folks were being disrespectful. I’m fine with disagreement but I don’t have to tolerate disrespect from you or anyone else.

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 29

Monday’s mass shooting may put concerns over gun violence back on voters’ minds, and have already lead some to scrutinize Mr. Mamdani for his views on policing. “He clearly does not understand what public safety is all about,” said Cuomo w/ @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/n...

Mayoral Candidates Navigate a Mass Shooting That Has Rattled New York

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 29

On a sleepy Bronx street, relatives, friends and leaders of the Muslim community that enveloped Didarul Islam came to pay their respects just hours after he was gunned down while providing security at a Park Avenue skyscraper on Monday.

Bangladeshi Community Mourns Officer Killed in Midtown Manhattan Shooting

Didarul Islam had a hard-won house, a job that brought respect and the esteem of his neighbors. “He said serve the community and you’ll do fine,” a friend said.

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boreskes.bsky.social @boreskes.bsky.social · Jul 23

NEW: While business leaders are anxious over the prospect of Zohran Mamdani in City Hall, the Democratic Socialists of America are contemplating how they would wield power and influence policy. w/ @jeffcmays.bsky.social
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Mamdani Victory Could Represent Expansion of the Left’s Influence

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 17

Mamdani's campaign quickly replied to Cuomo’s relaunch video w/a fund-raising link that received 175k more likes & the campaign received $110k from 2,400 donors 24 hours after the post, its second highest fundraising in 1 day, w/ @emmagf.bsky.social & Urvashi Uberoy www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...

Adams Eclipses Mamdani in Recent Fund-Raising, as Cuomo Lags Behind

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 9

NEW: As Mayor Eric Adams of New York City searched for a new campaign manager, he asked his leading candidate to sit for private interviews with two crusading hedge fund titans he wants to bankroll his re-election effort. w/Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/n...

Eric Adams Asked Top Donors to Vet Campaign Manager Before Hiring Him

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 8

“All of these things sound good because the affordability issue is real,” Adams says about Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focus on affordability: free buses, universal child care, rent freezes. “Nothing is more harmful than promising things you can’t deliver.” (Previous mayor did freeze the rent).

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 8

“If I were to use that term on the air, they probably would censor us,” NYC Mayor Eric Adams says on Fox Business News when asked his response to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to bow out of the Nov. election. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/n...

After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 8

Keith L.T. Wright, the Manhattan Democratic chairman, backed Mr. Cuomo in the primary but said in an interview Monday that “the electorate spoke loudly and they spoke clearly. Sometimes, you’ve got to know when to show ’em and when to fold ’em.” w/ Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/n...

After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 7

Speaking on CNBC, Eric Adams attempts to explain away his connection to Donald Trump around the dismissal of his federal corruption indictment, says Cuomo has asked him to drop out of general election: “I’m the sitting mayor of New York and you’re asking me to step aside when you lost by 12 points

Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jul 1

How Zohran Mamdani Stunned New York and Won the Primary for Mayor w/ Nick Fandos, Ben Oreskes and @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/n...

How Zohran Mamdani Stunned New York and Won the Primary for Mayor

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Leaders of the three unions, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, Local 32BJ and the New York State Nurses Association, said they were supporting Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, because he had made affordability his campaign’s centerpiece.

Major Unions Are Dropping Cuomo to Back Mamdani in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 26

A victory would not only represent a Lazarus-type resurrection for Mayor Eric Adams, 64, who is fond of comparing himself to biblical figures, but would also make him the first Black mayor to be elected to a second term in New York City. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...

‘Re-elect Eric’: Adams Kicks Off Bid to Oppose Mamdani for Mayor

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 26

Eric Adams announcement interrupted by protesters who call him a criminal and accuse him of selling out the city to Donald Trump

Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 26

In a sign of how divisive the race might be, protesters outside City Hall’s gates chant “F you Eric.” The crowd standing with the mayor drowns out the chants with chants of “Four more years.”

Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 26

The crowd breaks into chants of “Eric, Eric” and “Four more years” as the mayor descends the City Hall steps.

Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 26

Outside City Hall where Mayor Eric Adams is officially announcing his re-election campaign. His slogan: “Delivers. Never Quits.”

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · Jun 23

With the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City looming on Tuesday, the candidates are making their closing arguments to voters: w/ @mayaking.bsky.social @emmagf.bsky.social & Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/n...

The Closing Arguments of the N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates

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