"Calling herself a "staunch capitalist," she said she would sit down soon with Mamdani and make some things clear. "The city of New York, as powerful and mighty as it is, is still a subdivision of the state, so any tax increase has to come across my desk first." Mamdani, of course, campaigned on tax increases including a new tax on millionaires and an increase in the state's corporate tax rate."
""In our conversations," Hochul wrote in the Times, "I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family," wrote Hochul, a Democrat who served alongside Mamdani's mayoral rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after winning two elections as lieutenant governor. In June, Mamdani shocked observers by convincingly trouncing Cuomo in the Democratic primary."
"The stunning success of Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed divisions within the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand more than half a year into Donald Trump's presidency. Hochul's endorsement is the latest sign that Democratic leaders who had been skeptical of Mamdani's liberal views are beginning to consolidate around him."
Governor Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to vote Zohran Mamdani for mayor, emphasizing a shared focus on addressing affordability across the city and state. She had earlier described herself as a "staunch capitalist" and warned that tax increases would require state approval, reflecting tension with Mamdani's proposals for a millionaires tax and higher corporate rates. Conversations between them revealed common ground on public safety and economic opportunity for families. Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, defeated Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, and his rise has exposed divisions within the Democratic Party while prompting skeptical leaders to consolidate around him.
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