Overview
- A new Suffolk University survey places Zohran Mamdani at 43.8% to Andrew Cuomo’s 33.6% with Curtis Sliwa at 10.8%, cutting Mamdani’s lead to 10 points as early voting shows strong turnout among older Manhattan voters seen as favorable to Cuomo.
- Mamdani corrected a personal anecdote, saying the relative who avoided the subway after 9/11 was his father’s cousin rather than an aunt, and he argued the flap distracts from concerns about Islamophobia.
- Pro-Cuomo groups Defend NYC and Stop the Socialists escalated spending to roughly $1.25 million on texts, radio and digital ads portraying Mamdani as extremist or communist and urging Republicans and Sliwa voters to consolidate behind Cuomo.
- Democratic reactions are split, with Hakeem Jeffries endorsing Mamdani as figures such as Josh Gottheimer, Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen warn of national political fallout, and more than 1,000 rabbis signed an open letter raising concerns about his rhetoric on Israel.
- Republican Rep. Andy Ogles asked Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to review Mamdani’s naturalization records, a partisan call that remains an allegation without any legal finding.