Overview

• Mamdani reported raising about $1.05 million in July–August, with New York City Campaign Finance Board data showing roughly 53.5% coming from out-of-state donors.
• House Leader Hakeem Jeffries met again with Mamdani and local clergy, but he and other top Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul, have not endorsed.
• A pro-Adams super PAC, Empower NYC, released digital spots casting Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo as soft on crime, while Adams posted an AI-generated 'Camp Zohran' video mocking the frontrunner’s agenda.
• Recent polling shows Mamdani leading in multi-candidate matchups, yet a Tulchin Research survey for the New York Apartment Association found Cuomo would beat him 52%–41% head-to-head, a scenario strategists say is unlikely under the current ballot.
• Adams escalated his rhetoric by calling Mamdani a 'communist,' echoing attacks seen from national Republicans, as Mamdani’s campaign pushed back and refocused on affordability proposals.