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Mamdani’s Lead Narrows in NYC Mayor’s Race as Final Week Begins

New surveys indicate a tightening contest heading into early voting’s final stretch.

Overview

  • Fresh polling shows Zohran Mamdani still ahead but with a shrinking edge, including a Suffolk University survey placing him at 44% to Andrew Cuomo’s 34% with Curtis Sliwa at 11%.
  • Mamdani acknowledged he misidentified a relative in a story about post‑9/11 safety, clarifying the woman he referenced was his father’s cousin rather than his aunt.
  • A broad coalition of Jewish leaders has voiced alarm over his rhetoric and associations, highlighted by an open letter signed by more than 1,000 rabbis warning about his candidacy.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a late endorsement of Mamdani, while other Democrats voiced worries about the party’s image under a socialist standard-bearer and Chuck Schumer had not endorsed.
  • Republican Rep. Andy Ogles urged a review of Mamdani’s naturalization records, a call that is public and developing with no official investigation announced.