Overview

• New York City Campaign Finance Board data show Zohran Mamdani raised $1,051,204.85 in July and August, with 53.5% of the money coming from outside New York state and only about one in eight unique donors residing in New York.
• His campaign says he does not support eliminating misdemeanor crimes and that an NYPD commissioner he appoints would enforce them, but it declined to put that position on the record as it notes differences between national and local DSA platforms.
• Recent polling places Mamdani ahead by double digits in the multi-candidate general election, including a Siena survey showing a 19-point advantage over Andrew Cuomo.
• Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams are pursuing independent bids alongside Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, keeping the general election field crowded.
• The campaign touts 8,628 donors and a renewed citywide canvass, and Bill de Blasio praised Mamdani’s affordability-focused messaging on Fox News even as top Democrats have not issued formal endorsements.