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Mamdani Holds 20-Point Lead in NYC Mayor Race as Rivals Trade Allegations and Seek Allies

A fractured field keeps the frontrunner ahead.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani holds a campaign event with the healthcare worker's union on September 24, 2025 outside of St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City. Mr. Mamdani, who is leading by a wide margin in the polls and was endorsed in July by the city's powerful health care union, Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, addressed the Affordable Care Act, which is threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump's policies. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Overview

  • An early fall Suffolk University CityView poll of 500 likely voters (Sept. 16–18, ±4.4) shows Zohran Mamdani at 45%, Andrew Cuomo at 25%, Curtis Sliwa at 9% and Eric Adams at 8%.
  • The survey finds Mamdani leading across key demographics, including majorities of Black, Hispanic and Asian voters, with affordability and crime topping voter concerns.
  • Sliwa alleges intermediaries tied to Cuomo offered him money or jobs to quit; Cuomo denies the claim, Sliwa has not filed a formal complaint, and Adams says he received no such offers.
  • Mamdani rallied with 1199SEIU against Trump’s proposed federal healthcare cuts and says Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed her support for his candidacy in a phone call.
  • Former candidate Jim Walden endorsed Cuomo and urged consolidation against Mamdani, as Cuomo labeled the contest a Democratic Party “civil war” and Adams attacked Mamdani’s rent-freeze proposal while decrying withheld matching funds.