"This is what we need in this day and time: New, fresh ideas, bold ideas, boundless energy that cannot be harnessed for the city that we love."
"Now we've had tough conversations and we're not going to agree on everything, but we've had tough conversations."
"I am proud of the nearly 600,000 New Yorkers who voted for our campaign in the primary."
"I am looking, however, to be a mayor for the eight and a half million people that call this city home."
The Bronx Democratic Party officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor at Lou Gehrig Plaza. Voting data from the mayoral primaries indicates Mamdani will need institutional support and additional outreach in November to capture Bronx voters after Andrew Cuomo won the borough by 18 points in June. Party chair Jamaal T. Bailey acknowledged internal dissent and said the endorsement followed multiple meetings, calls, and conversations, emphasizing Mamdani's new, bold ideas and energy. Bronx officials emphasized Mamdani's affordability proposals, including rent freezes for rent-stabilized apartments, free buses, and city-owned grocery stores. The Bronx Democrats are the fourth county party to back the party nominee, leaving Queens as the only NYC county not yet aligned.
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