New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani may have been side by side at a news conference on Tuesday, but they find themselves on opposite sides of one of the most closely watched congressional races in the nation.
They are split over the key race in the 10th District, pitting incumbent Dan Goldman, backed by the governor, against former City Comptroller Brad Lander, who quickly picked up the mayor’s endorsement on Tuesday.
“In a moment when so many New Yorkers, especially working class New Yorkers, are asking themselves who will stand up for them in moments as difficult as this one, I know that the answer is Brad Lander as the next congressman,” Mamdani said.
Hochul, who has talked about taking on President Trump and the need for tested Democrats to take control of the House of Representatives, has backed Goldman…