Overview

• A Public Policy Polling survey conducted June 6–7 shows Zohran Mamdani at 35% and Andrew Cuomo at 31% among likely Democratic voters, marking Mamdani’s first lead within a 4.1-point margin of error.
• In the June 12 debate Cuomo and Mamdani clashed sharply over age, experience and controversies including Cuomo’s handling of sexual harassment accusations and nursing home COVID-19 deaths.
• City Comptroller Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani announced reciprocal endorsements to secure each other’s second-choice votes under the ranked-choice system.
• Candidates signaled strategic alliances for later vote reallocations as Whitney Tilson pledged to rank Cuomo second and contenders used debate cross-examinations to forge partnerships.
• New York City’s Democratic primary is June 24 with ranked-choice voting and early balloting beginning June 14, allowing voters to rank up to five candidates.