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The New York Times Leads the Movement to Stop Zohran Mamdani

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16.06.2025

With little over one week left until the mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani’s momentum against Andrew Cuomo is drawing widespread opposition to stop him from winning the Democratic nomination and likely City Hall.

On Monday, the New York Times editorial board slammed Mamdani as unfit to be mayor. It was practically an anti-endorsement from the board, which announced last year that it would abstain from endorsements in municipal elections. “Mr. Mamdani would also bring less relevant experience than perhaps any mayor in New York history. He has never run a government department or private organization of any size. As a state legislator, he has struggled to execute his own agenda,” the board wrote.

The board reluctantly favored Cuomo over the 33-year-old upstart. “We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots,” it said. “His experience is too thin, and his agenda reads like a turbocharged version of Mr. de Blasio’s dismaying mayoralty. As for Mr. Cuomo, we have serious objections to........

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