Blakeman blasts Hochul as he says Mamdani is leader of NYS Dems

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday as she distanced herself from the new pied-a-terre tax — as he claimed she’s not the state Democratic Party’s real leader. Blakeman tore into his Democratic rival as he visited with local businesses in Flushing, Queens one day after a judge paused the tax on...