Overview

• Mamdani was officially certified as the Democratic nominee on July 7 after the Manhattan Democratic Party executive committee voted 49–5 to endorse his candidacy.
• His campaign’s fundraising coalition blends grassroots small donors with young tech and finance millionaires, yielding more than four times the out-of-state contributions Andrew Cuomo raised.
• President Trump branded Mamdani a “communist” at a White House dinner and threatened federal funding cuts and “big problems” if he “does not behave.”
• Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo remain in the race on independent lines, prompting Adams and business leaders to urge consolidation of the center-right field.
• In November’s ranked-choice general election, Mamdani will face four opponents—incumbent Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Jim Walden—highlighting New York’s progressive-centrist divide.