Democratic US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries teased a public endorsement in the hotly contested New York City mayor’s race in coming days, praising Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to leaving the current police commissioner in place.

The top House Democrat, a Brooklyn native, said that Mamdani took a “strong step” in Wednesday night’s debate by saying he would retain Jessica Tisch to lead the Police Department, if elected. Jeffries has avoided weighing in on the race for months but promised an endorsement before early voting starts on Saturday.

“I think that probably will provide a lot of comfort to the people throughout the city of New York. She’s done a great job,” Jeffries said of Tisch during a Thursday interview with Bloomberg’s Big Take Podcast.

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