Comptroller Brad Lander and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani made the announcement Friday morning. The move is not particularly surprising. The two say their joint commitment is an effort to unite against former Gov.

New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander have cross-endorsed each other in a bid to keep ex-governor Andrew Cuomo out of office.

After months of Andrew Cuomo topping the New York City mayor’s race while the organized left scrambled, progressive candidates are finally using ranked-choice voting to fight back. Whether there’s enough time to capitalize on Cuomo’s negatives remains to be seen — he continues to dominate most polls and is funded by a multimillion-dollar super PAC,

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander — have cross endorsed each other in a last-ditch attempt to take down frontrunner Andrew Cuomo. The new coalition comes a day before early voting is set to start and just 11 days before the primary as the field of flailing campaigns make their last ditch attempts to be relevant contenders.