Mamdani Endorses Boylan for Council Seat

0:00New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani just endorsed Lindsey Boyland for a city council seat. She's the first woman to publicly accuse former Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment back in his administration. Mamdani calls her fearless leadership exactly what the city needs right now. This comes as Mamdani flexes his political muscle in democratic races across town. He beat Cuomo in last year's mayoral race, first in the primary, and then in the general when Cuomo ran third party. Even even protested at Cuomo events to spotlight the scandal that ended his governorship. Boyland says she's honored by the nod, especially after backing Mamdani's push for affordability and change. She's run for Congress and Manhattan borough president before, without winning, but now faces a special election on April 28th. Meanwhile, Mamdani stirring things up elsewhere too. He backed Bradlander against the moderate congressman and a democratic socialist to replace retiring Repnity of Alaska's. His boyland pick clashes with council speaker Julie Menon, who supporting someone else amid

1:04budget battles. Mamdani's clear about his play, he wants strong allies like Boyland in the council to drive his agenda forward. With her history challenging power and Cuomo's denial followed by resignation after that attorney general report on 11 women, this endorsement, ties right into New York's shifting political beat. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.