Mamdani, Levine make nice as Democratic frontrunners despite ideological differences

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and Mark Levine, the city’s likely next comptroller, appeared together Wednesday and offered support for each other’s campaigns, even as the dynamic of their potential new roles could lead to tension down the road.

Their joint appearance on the Upper East Side was focused on The Surrey, a hotel that recently switched ownership and whose new management is being accused of refusing to rehire unionized workers despite a local law that requires them to do so. It also marked the first time Mamdani and Levine have appeared for a public press conference since they won their respective Democratic primaries in June.

Both Mamdani and Levine, rallying with dozens of terminated Surrey workers outside the hotel, blasted management’s refusal to keep the employees on staff and voiced support for efforts by their Hotel and Gaming Trades Council union to file a lawsuit over the matter.

They also offered words of support for each other.



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