WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Wednesday that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has “got work to do” to mend bridges with congressional Democrats after two incumbents were swept out of office by Hizzoner’s preferred candidates.

“Every race is going to be judged on its own merits, and I’m sure that there’ll be an assessment of what happened,” Jeffries told The Post before thanking Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Dan Goldman (D-NY) for their years of service.

Jeffries earlier told Punchbowl News that he and the Democratic socialist mayor had agreed to “strongly disagree” over their picks in the contested primaries, which functioned as de facto general elections in the city’s deep-blue House districts.

“He’s got work to do in terms of the conversations that he’s going to have with members of Congress moving forward,” he told the outlet of Mamdani, before adding that the mayor “has been off to a great start … We have a great working relationship, and that will continue moving forward.”

Far-left former Mamdani organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated the five-term incumbent Espaillat in the 13th District, based in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx; while ex-city Comptroller Brad Lander toppled two-term Goldman in the 10th District, covering Lower Manhattan and tony brownstone Brooklyn.

The mayor had backed Chevalier and Lander, while Jeffries had endorsed the incumbents Espaillat and Goldman.

A Jeffries insider shrugged off the high-profile defeats, saying: “This isn’t a case of Jeffries-backed candidates losing. Jeffries is loyal to his members. [Rep. Grace] Meng won, [Rep. Ritchie] Torres won, Goldman lost. Espaillat lost. Not great but not dramatic and will not change the outcome in November when Democrats take the House.”

State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, another Mamdani ally, won a primary to fill the vacancy left by retiring Brooklyn and Queens Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez, who had endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. 

Jeffries opted not to endorse in the race for the open seat, but that didn’t stop Valdez supporters from booing and chanting “you’re next” when the Democratic leader appeared on TV screens during a watch party Tuesday night.

The minority leader himself only narrowly avoided a primary challenge from his left flank after New York City Councilman Chi Osse failed to secure the backing of the Democratic Socialists of America following Mamdani’s personal intervention.

The mayor had argued at the time that attempting to unseat the most powerful House Democrat would represent a distraction from DSA’s “affordability agenda.”

“When you ask me a serious question, I’ll give you a serious answer,” Jeffries bristled when asked if he was concerned about the prospect of meeting a similar fate to Espaillat and Goldman in 2028.

One Democratic operative argued, however, that Jeffries, 55, is less vulnerable than 75-year-old Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — also up for re-election in 2028 — for the simple reason that Jeffries is “just not as old.”

Outside the Big Apple, more moderate Democrats won their primaries with relative ease. In the Hudson Valley’s 17th District, for example, US Army combat veteran Cait Conley secured the right to take on incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Lawler. 

“The suburbs kept the party normal. The city did not,” the operative told The Post. “DSA is ascendant in hyper-blue cities. They’ve yet to win a competitive election that may vote for a Republican.”

Another New York Democratic insider who has worked on several political campaigns warned: “The Democratic Party in New York is racing faster than ever to a red light as their candidates leap further and further away from what the general electorate wants and needs.”

“At that red light is an era that looks a lot like the ’90s — a Republican mayor in NYC and a Republican governor,” this person added.

“Maybe that’s exactly what we need to get our s–t together?”