Overview
- Zohran Mamdani publicly endorsed Darializa Avila Chevalier in late May and on June 11 said he had not seen her archived deleted posts before he backed her and continues to defend the endorsement.
- Thousands of archived tweets from 2018–2022 attributed to Avila Chevalier resurfaced in early June and include calls to abolish borders, police and prisons along with sharp anti‑U.S. language; the candidate says those posts do not reflect her current views.
- Brad Lander appeared with Mamdani and Avila Chevalier in a jointly funded Knicks‑themed ad that aired during the NBA finals but on June 10 said that his participation should not be read as an endorsement of her campaign.
- Incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat has run ads highlighting the resurfaced posts and both sides are drawing six‑ and seven‑figure outside spending, a dynamic that has nationalized what was once a local primary contest.
- Early voting begins Saturday, June 13, and the contest is now being treated as a test of the DSA‑led progressive insurgency’s power in gentrifying Manhattan and Bronx neighborhoods and of how archived social media can reshape races.