Overview

• A Quinnipiac poll conducted Oct. 3–7 finds Mamdani at 46%, Cuomo at 33%, and Sliwa at 15% among likely voters.
• Cuomo’s roughly 10-point rise from September tracks voters shifting after Eric Adams withdrew on Sept. 28, leaving Mamdani ahead by 13 points.
• About 90% of likely Mamdani voters report being very or somewhat enthusiastic, compared with 69% among Cuomo supporters.
• The NYC Campaign Finance Board awarded public matching funds of $2.3 million to Cuomo, $1 million to Mamdani, and $1.1 million to Sliwa.
• Mamdani courted Orthodox leaders in Williamsburg as a Satmar rabbi publicly congratulated him, and he outlined plans to resist expected pushback from the Trump White House, which has threatened reduced cooperation and recently froze $18 billion in New York infrastructure projects.