NYC-CC03: Mamdani jolts Council race on Manhattan's West Side ahead of early voting

Mayor Zohran Mamdani jumped into a closely watched Manhattan City Council special election on Friday, endorsing Lindsey Boylan and jolting a West Side race just as early voting begins Saturday.

“Lindsey speaks hard truths, challenges power, and stands up for working people when it counts,” Mamdani said in his endorsement. “That’s the kind of leadership this moment demands.”

The endorsement lands in a race that had already been shaping up as a contest between two different Democratic lanes in District 3, which includes Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and the West Village.

Boylan has lined up support from left-leaning elected officials and advocacy groups, while rival Carl Wilson has assembled backing from City Hall leaders, Manhattan power brokers, and neighborhood figures. Other candidates in the field include Leslie Boghosian Murphy and Layla Law-Gisiko.




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