N.Y. Today: Major Unions Are Dropping Cuomo to Back Mamdani in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

June 28, 2025

Adam Gray for The New York Times

Major Unions Are Dropping Cuomo to Back Mamdani in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

The powerful hotel workers union and Local 32BJ are switching their endorsements to Zohran Mamdani, a sign that Democratic power brokers are coalescing behind him.

By Dana Rubinstein and Nicholas Fandos

Andrew Cuomo appears with his family as he gives a concession speech, a Cuomo for Mayor banner behind him.

Cuomo Doesn’t Blame Himself for Losing the Primary. Others Do.

Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani.

By Nicholas Fandos

A New York Police Department patch on the shoulder of an officer.

Second Teenage Boy Shot and Killed in New York City in 2 Days

A 14-year-old was shot in the head by another teenage boy at the victim’s home in Queens, the police said.

By Maia Coleman

John B. King Jr., the chancellor of the State University of New York, appears in front of microphones and a sign that reads, Investing in Central Brooklyn. He wears a dark blue suit, white shirt and light blue tie. Gov. Kathy Hochul stands to his right and wears a dark blue jacket and white shirt. They both clasp their hands. About a dozen men and women stand behind them.

A Hospital Was in Critical Condition. Could $1.1 Billion Fix It?

University Hospital at Downstate in Brooklyn faces many of the problems plaguing other medical centers in New York, but the state has reversed course and is investing in it.

By Joseph Goldstein

People walk into a New York Public Library branch.

New York City Leaders Reach Deal on $115.9 Billion Budget

Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council announced a budget deal that includes bringing Sunday service to some library branches.

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons

The facade of the federal courthouse in Brooklyn.

U.S. Charges 11 in Russia-Based Scheme to Bilk Medicare of $10.6 Billion

In what is potentially among the largest frauds in Medicare history, prosecutors say hundreds of thousands of people were billed for medical equipment they didn’t ask for.

By Santul Nerkar

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