SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spent the week celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory. Then, on Saturday, she made clear how far she’s willing to go with his progressive agenda.
The governor praised the democratic socialist “who’s lighting politics on fire” — but that didn’t stop her from opposing his plan to make New York City buses free, questioning how he plans to fund universal child care and saying she’ll keep an eye on how Mamdani leads New York’s Jewish community.
Her comments, delivered to reporters on the sidelines of a political conference in Puerto Rico, offered an early glimpse of the negotiations ahead between Albany and City Hall and the delicate balance Hochul will have to strike as she eyes reelection and a tough slate of congressional battlegrounds next year…