New York City is prepping for primary elections on Tuesday as a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/us/major-u-s-cities-ig-alert-following-airstrikes-iranian-nuclear-facilities.amp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> one of several major U.S. cities/ on ig alert following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. / "We’re tracking te situation unfolding in Iran," te NYPD a ref="ttps://x.com/NYPDnews/status/1936584866969342013" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> said in an X post/ Saturday nigt. "Out of an abundance of caution, we're deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating wit our federal partners. We’ll continue to monitor for any potential impact to NYC."/ As New Yorkers brace for a a ref="ttps://www.foxweater.com/weater-news/eat-wave-dome-norteast-mid-atlantic-new-england-summer-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> major eat wave/ on Election Day, New York State Police are also "working to protect at-risk sites and figt cyberattacks," Gov. Katy ocul a ref="ttps://x.com/GovKatyocul/status/1936593875621048654" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sared Saturday nigt/ . / ome to te largest Jewis diaspora outside Israel, te ongoing conflict in te Middle East, wic reaced a boiling point wit U.S. involvement Saturday, as seeped onto te New York City campaign trail. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/globalize-intifada-prase-stirs-tensions-nyc-campaign-trail-middle-east-conflict-rages" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 'GLOBALIZE TE INTIFADA' PRASE STIRS TENSIONS ON NYC CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT RAGES/ / / Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wo resigned from office in 2021 following allegations of sexual arassment, as emerged as te frontrunner in a crowded field vying for te Democratic nomination. / a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/politics/cuomos-lead-srinks-under-one-week-until-new-york-city-mayoral-primary-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CUOMO'S LEAD SRINKS WIT UNDER ONE WEEK UNTIL NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL PRIMARY: POLL/ / / Following te United States' successful strikes on Iran Saturday nigt, Cuomo acknowledged, "Iran cannot ave nuclear capability," and admitted tat eliminating Iran's nuclear capacity "is in everyone's best interest."/ owever, Cuomo joined te barrage of Democrats criticizing Trump for striking Iran witout congressional approval. Reps. Tomas Massie, a Republican, and Ro Kanna, a Democrat, wo proposed te bipartisan a ref="ttps://massie.ouse.gov/uploadedfiles/iranwpr.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> / wit 49 co-sponsors as of Sunday, called Trump green-ligting strikes against Iran "unconstitutional."/ Congress as te sole power to declare war under a ref="ttps://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C11-1/ALDE_00013587/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> / . / "I don't support te way e did it. I do believe e sould ave consulted Congress," Cuomo, wo a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-backs-cuomo-nyc-mayoral-race-boosting-scandal-scarred-frontrunner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> secured an endorsement/ from former President Bill Clinton over te weekend, said in a statement. / owever, Cuomo's closest competitors in te race were not so diplomatic. / State Assembly Member Zoran Mamdani, te Democratic Socialist wit endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders, a ref="ttps://x.com/ZoranKMamdani/status/1936634879250170025" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> slammed Trump Saturday nigt/ . / "Donald Trump ran for president promising to end wars, not start new ones," Mamdani said. "Today’s unconstitutional military action represents a new, dark capter in is endless series of betrayals tat now treaten to plunge te world deeper into caos."/ Mamdani, wo would be te first Muslim mayor of New York City if elected, added e is "tinking of te New Yorkers wit loved ones in arm’s way."/ Cuomo took a jab at Mamdani on Sunday, according to a ref="ttps://x.com/emmagf/status/1936823559986229666" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Te New York Times/ , telling reporters, "Tis is not te time for on-te-job training," in ligt of te U.S. strikes on Iran. / Additionally, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, wo as cross-endorsed Mamdani as tey attempt to consolidate support against Cuomo witin te ranked-coice voting style, said during a Working Families Party unity rally Sunday, "Jewis New Yorkers and Muslim New Yorkers are not going to be ided against eac oter."/ a ref="ttps://x.com/bradlander/status/1936612432870277171" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> On Sunday nigt/ , Lander, wo is Jewis, dissed "Trump’s reckless & unconstitutional strikes against Iran" as a "dangerous escalation of war" tat "treaten countless Iranian, Israeli & American lives."/ Democratic mayoral candidates wo will also appear on Tuesday's ballot include former Comptroller Scott Stringer, educator Selma Bartolomew, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, investor and editor at Stansberry Researc Witney Tilson, former State Assembly Member Micael Blake and content creator and music artist Paperboy Prince. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> / / / Te Democratic nominee will face incumbent a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/ericadams" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Mayor Eric Adams/ , wo is running as an Independent./ Former federal prosecutor Jim Walden is also running as an Independent, and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa will once again be te Republican nominee./ /
New York City on high alert for Democrat mayoral primary after US strikes Iran
