Mamdani Leads in NYC Mayoral Race

Multiple new polls in the final days of the New York City mayoral race show Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani holding a clear lead over independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa; Emerson/PIX11/The Hill found Mamdani near 50% (about 49.6%) with 58% of early voters backing him, while Marist, Quinnipiac and Suffolk put him in the mid‑40s with double‑digit edges. Early voting is underway and turnout has skewed older, but Mamdani is making gains among Black and younger voters. Cuomo has picked up late centrist support, including a $1.5 million donation from Michael Bloomberg to a pro‑Cuomo super PAC and endorsements from Reps. Tom Suozzi and Mike Lawler, though most pollsters say his path to overtaking Mamdani is difficult. National Republicans and some commentators have attacked Mamdani as a "Marxist," but those attacks have not erased his sizable polling leads. With under a week to go, analysts say the key questions are whether Mamdani can surpass 50% outright and whether late consolidation around Cuomo or Sliwa can change the outcome.