New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday, the marketing campaign advised NCS.
The assembly comes because the Brooklyn Democrat continues to carry again his endorsement of Mamdani, who clinched the Democratic nomination in June partially by profitable a big share of votes within the district Jeffries represents.
Jeffries first met with Mamdani in July.
The Tuesday assembly was held at a church within the Bedford-Stuyvesant part of Brooklyn, the guts of Jeffries’ district. Rep. Yvette Clarke, chair of the Black Congressional Caucus who additionally represents components of the borough, was additionally current on the assembly, Mamdani’s marketing campaign confirmed.
The assembly lasted roughly 90 minutes and was attended by about 20 native pastors from church buildings in Brooklyn.
“Zohran joined Congresswoman Clarke and Congressman Jeffries today to meet with Black clergy leaders from across central Brooklyn,” Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for Mamdani’s marketing campaign, advised NCS in an announcement. “They engaged in a wide-ranging discussion on a number of issues including the urgent affordability crisis and the exodus of Black New Yorkers from the five boroughs — and Zohran shared his agenda to make sure every New Yorker can afford to continue to call this city home and live a life of dignity.”
NCS has reached out to Jeffries for remark.
Jeffries, who had no current relationship with Mamdani previous to the democratic socialist’s surprising win, has mentioned in latest days he and Mamdani have had “candid and constructive” conversations.
“We are in engaging in a conversation about the future of New York City, about the issues that need to be addressed, particularly the housing crisis,” Jeffries advised NCS’s Dana Bash on Sunday.
Jeffries’ ongoing conversations with Mamdani might show important as he campaigns in the direction of the overall election in November. While Mamdani received important assist throughout New York City, he struggled to achieve assist from older Black voters, together with center class moderates in Brooklyn.