About 1,500 people rallied in Albany to push a so-far-steadfast Gov. Kathy Hochul to support a tax hike on the wealthiest New Yorkers, a marquee campaign push for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and routinely backed by the Democratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly.
But Mamdani wasn’t there, and attendance fell well short of what organizers had hoped for as the movement finds itself in a tough spot.
Reports surfaced this month that the mayor was sitting out the event out of concern that his appearance could undermine the relatively firm footing he has found in his relationship with Hochul amid threats to hike property taxes in the city if she does not get behind his push for a tax hike…