The NY Times reportedly pushed out its report on Zohran Mamdani's Columbia University application on Thursday to avoid getting scooped by other journalists.

Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, identified as both “Asian” and “Black or African American” on his 2009 college application.

The New York Times has faced intense backlash in recent days for its story on Zohran Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, identifying himself as ‘African American’ and ‘Asian’ on a college application form.