The New York Times editorial board has weighed in on the city's crowded mayoral race, urging voters not to back state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani in next week's Democratic primary despite not directly endorsing another candidate.

The Times’s editorial board, which announced last year that it would no longer endorse in local and state elections, made clear on Monday that despite its lack of formal endorsement voters should not rank Mamdani in any of the spots on their ballot.

New York City employs ranked choice voting, allowing voters to list up to five candidates in order of their preference to support.

“Mr. Mamdani, a charismatic 33-year-old, is running a joyful campaign full of viral videos in which he talks with voters. He offers the kind of fresh political style for which many people are hungry during the angry era of........

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