Overview
- A new Quinnipiac survey shows Zohran Mamdani at 44% to Andrew Cuomo’s 34% and Curtis Sliwa’s 11%, narrowing Mamdani’s advantage from a 20-point September lead.
- Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallied thousands in Queens for Mamdani, as Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries also lined up behind the Democratic nominee.
- The New York City Board of Elections reports more than 164,000 early ballots cast since voting opened Saturday, with Election Day on Nov. 4.
- Cuomo intensified his critiques, including a contentious radio exchange about 9/11 that Mamdani denounced as Islamophobic, while Vice President J.D. Vance mocked Mamdani’s remarks about post-9/11 bias.
- Sliwa resists calls to exit, and polling shows his supporters prefer Cuomo as a second choice by 36% to 2%, highlighting a spoiler dynamic that could shape the outcome.