No endorsement emerged from the meeting between Zohran Mamdani and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, but both said the gathering had been productive.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries held what he called a “constructive” meeting with Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, but he isn’t endorsing him just yet.

And he’s not alone. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul have yet to weigh in on the mayoral race, even though Mamdani handily clobbered ex-gov. Andrew Cuomo, the longtime frontrunner who was angling for his political comeback in the primary.

Fox News Digital caught up with Zohran Mamdani outside his apartment before his meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Credit: Rashid Umar Abbasi)

N EW YORK — Zohran Mamdani and Hakeem Jeffries huddled Friday in the House minority leader’s Brooklyn stomping grounds, their first in-person meeting since Mamdani remade the Democratic political landscape by winning the primary for New York City mayor.

A rift erupted between Zohran Mamdani’s leftist Democratic Socialist allies and House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with threats of running primaries against each other.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said on Sunday that Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will need to "clarify his position" on the phrase " globalize the intifada " if he wants to be a successful New York City mayor.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani needs to reassure Jewish New Yorkers that he plans to prioritize their safety if elected in November.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on socialist presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to clarify his position on the use of the phrase, “Globalize the intifada.” A staunch critic of Israel,