Overview
- An Emerson/PIX11/The Hill survey shows Zohran Mamdani at 50%, Andrew Cuomo at 25% and Curtis Sliwa at 21%, a 25‑point lead driven by younger and Black voters as early voting continues through Nov. 4.
- Wall Street figures are bankrolling efforts to defeat him—Bill Ackman gave $1 million to Defend NYC and $750,000 to Fix the City, Dan Loeb gave $600,000 and $100,000 respectively—even as executives prepare to work with a likely Mamdani administration.
- Business outreach is underway: Mamdani met CEOs via the Partnership for New York City, spoke with JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, and a pro‑Mamdani group says it is assembling a business advisory council for transition planning.
- Jewish communities are sharply split, with Astoria residents describing threatening graffiti and harassment tied to local tensions, while two Satmar Hasidic factions declined to endorse any candidate and denounced a fear campaign; Mamdani has pledged increased protections, a hate‑crime focus, and retention of police commissioner Jessica Tisch.
- Nearly 400,000 New Yorkers have already voted early, led by older voters in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens; betting markets heavily favor Mamdani even as lenders and landlords voice concern over his rent‑freeze and tax proposals that would in many cases require Albany’s approval.