Jeffries and Mamdani to meet in Brooklyn after mayoral primary win

On Sunday, the leader of the minority in the House of Representatives, DN.Y, admitted that he had not yet supported Zahran Mamdani for the position of mayor of New York City, and faced interrogation about the reason for not supporting the progressive candidate in his original city.

Jeffrez made his remarks to Jonathan Karl on “this week” from ABC, adding that he spoke with Mamdani on Wednesday to congratulate him on the campaign “that clearly focuses on the high cost of living in New York City and the economy.”

When asked about the support of the mayor’s candidate, the leader of the parliament’s minority said that he and Mamdani “do not know each other well.”

“Our regions do not overlap. I have never had a fundamental conversation with him,” noting that it is “the next step in this process.”

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Jeffrez said that the two had agreed to sit soon “in the center of Brooklyn.”

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Senate minority leader Charles Schumer and the minority leader of the House of Representatives Hakim Jeffrez speaks at a press conference in the American Capitol on June 11, 2025. (Kevin Lietsch/Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani attends an event at the Harlem of the National Justice Council in Harlem, Manhattan, on June 28, 2025. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu)

Mamdani faced controversy over a number of his data and stances. The democratic site includes a housing policy document that states that if elected, its administration “will” transform the tax burden of excessive homeowners in the outer town into the most expensive homes in the richer and white neighborhoods.

He also faced auditing in the fighting sites of Israel, such as supporting the “boycott, wounds and sanctions” movement targeting the Jewish state. He also stated that if the mayor of an elected mayor, he will have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrest him if he visits the city.

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Nevertheless, Mamdani was issued in the introduction in the preliminary elections of the democratic town last week, defeating his competitors like former ruler Andrew Como. In the general elections, Republican is scheduled to face Cortis Salwa and the current mayor Eric Adams, who runs as an independent.