Overview

• Recent Siena polling shows Mamdani commanding 44% support; betting markets put his win probability around 82 percent
• A New York Times report revealed Trump explored backing Cuomo or Adams against Mamdani, a move analysts say galvanized progressive supporters
• Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams have remained on the November ballot as independents; both seized on Mamdani’s rent-controlled apartment for criticism
• Mamdani endured xenophobic and antisemitic jeers during a Staten Island campaign stop, highlighting pockets of voter hostility
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards endorsed Mamdani even as many high-profile national Democrats continue to withhold formal backing