The mayor's call follows the hacked release of Mamdani's 2009 application where he allegedly identified as both Asian and African American.

Calling on former governor Andrew Cuomo to drop out, the billionaire hedge fund manager endorsed incumbent NYC mayor Eric Adams as the only credible alternative to Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani.

Both candidates seek to remake Democratic politics in fundamentally different visions. But the Democratic mayor isn't running as a Democrat.