Overview

• He secured the Democratic nomination with 56% support in the city’s inaugural ranked-choice primary.
• Post-primary polling shows 68% of Democratic voters view him favorably and credits his pro-Palestinian stance with swaying 62% of his supporters.
• Billionaire investor Bill Ackman called his tax-and-spend agenda “dangerous and economically unviable,” warning it could drive business away.
• Former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Governor Kathy Hochul questioned his past calls to defund the police after his public condolences for the Midtown shooting.
• He will face independents Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams, alongside Republican Curtis Sliwa, in the general election under the new ranked-choice voting system.