City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday formally received support for his reelection bid from several unions representing employees of the police and correction departments unions, who expressed concern a City Hall led by Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani would be a “de Blasio 2.

It’s certainly an unusual New York City mayor’s race. If you recently started paying attention, here’s the extremely abridged version: Our incumbent Mayor Eric Adams should have had an easy path to reelection after winning the open seat as a Democrat in 2021.

Readers wanted to know more about Zohran Mamdani, how he won the Democratic primary (and how Andrew Cuomo lost), and what it all means. We have answers.

Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, who as governor infamously claimed that the city controlled the MTA when it was politically expedient, is calling for City Hall to take control of the New York City Transit Authority to oversee the city’s subway and buses.

Business leaders, Democrats, Independents, and even his own party are urging him to throw in the towel — but the Guardian Angels founder says he

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is a leading candidate for mayor of New York. He wants to tax the rich. Business interests are panicking.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, has vowed to strictly enforce the measure, Local Law 97, which calls for potentially expensive upgrades to buildings to curb greenhouse emissions.

Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on him after his 2023 election.