Endorsements in the 2025 New York City mayoral race

Endorsements are a key piece of the puzzle for mayoral candidates – alongside fundraising and communicating their policies and message to voters. They can help broaden a politician’s appeal beyond their base or even deliver on-the-ground votes. Major labor unions and political organizations often have detailed interviews and voting processes to determine their pick. 

We’re staying on top of the public endorsements by labor unions, political power brokers, advocacy groups and more. Keep up with all the major nods here. And because there are a couple familiar faces running again, check out our 2021 endorsements tracker to compare and contrast.

This post was last updated on March 28. 

Mayor Eric Adams

None reported yet.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Labor: District Council of Carpenters, District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Teamsters Local 237, IBEW Local 3, Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2, New York City Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, New York City Coalition of the International Union of the Operating Engineers

Organizations: Staten Island Democratic Party, Village Reform Democratic Club, Aldo’s Democratic Club

Elected officials: Rep. Ritchie Torres, state Sen. James Sanders (as his No. 1 selection), Assembly Members Yudelka Tapia, Eddie Gibbs, Charles Fall, Latrice Walker, Jordan Wright, Erik Dilan, Sam Berger, Stacey Pheffer Amato, Vivian Cook, John Zaccaro, William Colton and Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Council Members Kamillah Hanks, Farah Louis, Darlene Mealy and Susan Zhuang

Other: former state Comptroller Carl McCall, former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

Elected officials: State Sen. James Sanders (as his No. 2 selection), Assembly Members Andrew Hevesi and Brian Cunningham, Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson (as his No. 2 or No. 3 selection), City Council Members Yusef Salaam, Kevin Riley, Althea Stevens, Chris Banks, Sandy Nurse, Rita Joseph, Deputy City Council Speaker Diana Ayala and City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías

Organizations: The Muslim Democratic Club of New York City (as their No. 2 selection)

Others: former Council Member I. Daneek Miller, former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, Greater Allen Cathedral’s the Rev. Stephen A. Green and and Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer

Organizations: West Side Democrats, Downtown Independent Democrats, Lexington Democratic Club, Grand Street Democrats, El Nuevo Caribe Democratic Club

Elected officials: Rep. Jerry Nadler, Assembly Member Deborah Glick, Assembly Member Micah Lasher

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie

Organizations: New York Progressive Action Network (suggested to rank second, third or fourth), New Kings Democrats (Shared with Lander, Ramos and Mamdani), Abundance New York (shared with Lander)

Elected officials: Rep. Dan Goldman, Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson (as his No. 2 or No. 3 selection)

Other: Attorney and former political candidate Zephyr Teachout

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander

Labor: New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees, United Auto Workers Region 9A (shared with Ramos and Mamdani)

Organizations: Upper West Side Action Group, New York Progressive Action Network (as their No. 1 ranked choice), Three Parks Independent Democrats, Hells Kitchen Democrats, Broadway Democrats, Independent Neighborhood Democrats, Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Village Independent Democrats, New Kings Democrats (shared with Myrie, Ramos and Mamdani), Abundance New York (shared with Myrie), Jews for Racial and Economic Justice's political arm The Jewish Vote (shared with Mamdani), Bay Ridge Democrats, Indivisible Brooklyn, 504 Democratic Club, BKForge

Elected officials: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Council Member Tiffany Cabán and state Sen. Liz Krueger (as their No. 1 or No. 2 selection in ranked-choice voting); Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson (as his No. 1 selection)

Other: Texas Rep. Greg Cesar

State Sen. Jessica Ramos

Labor: United Auto Workers Region 9A (shared with Lander and Mamdani); Teamsters Local 808; Teamsters Local 804

Organizations: Downtown Women for Change, New York Progressive Action Network (suggested to rank second, third or fourth), New Kings Democrats (Shared with Lander, Myrie and Mamdani), Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, Three Bridges Democratic Club (shared with Mamdani)

Elected officials: Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson (as his No. 5 selection)

Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani

Labor: United Auto Workers Region 9A (shared with Ramos and Lander)

Organizations: New York City Democratic Socialists of America, New York Communities for Change; CAAAV (formerly the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence) Voice; DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving) Beats; Jewish Vote for Peace Action, New York Progressive Action Network (suggested to rank second, third or fourth), New Kings Democrats (shared with Lander, Ramos and Myrie), Jews for Racial and Economic Justice’s political arm The Jewish Vote (shared with Lander), Three Bridges Democratic Club (shared with Ramos), the Muslim Democratic Club of New York City (as their No. 1 selection)

Elected officials: State Sens. Jabari Brisport and Kristen Gonzalez and Assembly Members Claire Valdez, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Marcela Mitaynes and Sarahana Shrestha; Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson (as his No. 4 selection)

Former Assembly Member Michael Blake

None reported yet.

Whitney Tilson, former hedge fund manager

Other: Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman

Jim Walden, attorney

Organizations: New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees

Other: Former prosecutors including former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Richard Donoghue

Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Angels founder and radio personality

Organizations: Queens County Republican Party, Bronx County Republican Party, Kings County Republican Party, Staten Island Republican Party, Manhattan Republican Party