Overview
- Polling places Zohran Mamdani ahead of Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa ahead of the Nov. 4 election after Mamdani beat Cuomo in the Democratic primary.
- His platform centers on a rent cap, free buses and free childcare funded by higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations.
- Outside groups backed by wealthy donors have spent millions against him, with Fix the City raising about $7.3 million and Defend NYC nearly $2.5 million, and former mayor Eric Adams endorsing Cuomo.
- President Donald Trump has labeled Mamdani a “communist” and has threatened to withhold federal funds from New York if he wins.
- Early voting has reached record levels with more than 160,000 ballots cast and a turnout skewing older than the primary, according to local media reports.