Mr. Sanders’s campaign is billing the New York rally as his official return to the campaign trail. It had toyed with holding the rally in Prospect Park, according to an aide, but settled on a park in Queens, with a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline.
An endorsement from Ms. Ocasio-Cortez in the presidential race was highly coveted. For months, both Mr. Sanders and Ms. Warren had been jockeying for her support. In addition to being one of the country’s most prominent progressives, she has also become one of President Trump’s favorite foils.
The endorsement by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, among the most influential and visible progressives in the country — and also one of the youngest people ever elected to Congress — will provide a much-needed boost to Mr. Sanders’s campaign. It could also serve to quell some concerns about his health and his age.
