Overview
- Polls in the campaign’s final weekend show Zohran Mamdani holding a double‑digit advantage over Andrew Cuomo ahead of the Nov. 4 election, with early voting concluding Nov. 2.
- Barack Obama phoned Mamdani to praise his bid and offered to serve as a sounding board if he wins, according to Reuters and the campaign.
- Republican Representatives Randy Fine and Andy Ogles urged the Justice Department to examine Mamdani’s naturalization and raised denaturalization, claims he rejects while identifying as a democratic socialist and DSA member.
- Cuomo remains in the race as an independent backed by heavy outside spending, including $5 million from Michael Bloomberg, while President Trump has attacked Mamdani and signaled support for consolidating conservative votes.
- Mamdani’s platform emphasizes rent freezes for regulated units, a ten‑year plan to build 200,000 affordable homes, free buses, public grocery stores, universal childcare, and a community‑safety department, backed by a citywide volunteer operation reported at over 90,000 people.