Overview
- Recent polling still puts Zohran Mamdani ahead, with AtlasIntel showing 40.6% to Andrew Cuomo’s 34% and Curtis Sliwa’s 24%, while an earlier RealClearPolitics average had indicated a larger lead, and early voting is underway before Nov. 4.
- Michael Bloomberg gave $1.5 million to Cuomo’s campaign and urged New Yorkers to back his experience for the job.
- The same AtlasIntel survey indicates Sliwa’s presence is pivotal, with a hypothetical two-way matchup showing Cuomo leading Mamdani 50% to 42% after Sliwa declined to withdraw.
- The New York Times reported that Barack Obama spoke with Mamdani for about 30 minutes, praised his “fantastic” campaign, and offered to serve as an informal advisor without issuing a formal endorsement.
- Mamdani’s cost-of-living platform features a four-year rent freeze, free faster buses, and free childcare, drawing criticism from business figures, pro-Israel activists, and Gov. Kathy Hochul over potential fiscal fallout.