Political upstart Zohran Mamdani secured another key endorsement Wednesday, earning the support of the United Federation of Teachers, New York City’s most powerful teachers’ union, a day after the president of the United States threatened to overtake the five boroughs should the 33-year-old be elected mayor.

President Trump threatened Tuesday to use federal power to seize control of New York City if “communist” Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor.

Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman representing northwest Queens, last month shocked the political establishment by trouncing the longtime front-runner, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose name recognition, experience and support of billionaires and corporations, made him the favorite.

An analysis of election districts won by Trump in 2024 and Mamdani in this year’s primary shows many feature a majority of Asian American residents.

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and NYC mayoral candidate, faces accusations of communism from Donald Trump, sparking debate over the ideologies' differences. Mamdani advocates for public services and progressive taxation within a democratic framework,

At his campaign launch Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams had some tough words about the man coming for his job, presumptive Democratic challenger Zohran Mamdani. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff caught up with Mamdani to get his reaction to what his critics have been saying since his surprising primary performance.

Shaun Maguire received widespread blowback after claiming NYC mayoral candidate comes from ‘culture that lies about everything.’

Political activist group Our Revolution wants to make sure that Democrats don’t sabotage New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and has launched a petition calling on “party