Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.

NEW YORK — Jewish political groups, mostly representing Orthodox communities, endorsed former New York governor Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor on Tuesday, two days after incumbent Eric Adams dropped out of the race.

Community groups and local leaders issued a joint announcement backing Cuomo, saying, “We believe it is essential to speak with one voice at this critical time.”

“We are deeply concerned about the direction that mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani would take our city,” the statement said, citing Mamdani’s statements about police, his past support for the phrase “globalize the intifada,” and his “socialist policies that we