I was raised in a socialist communist society, so I am the antithesis of Zohran Mamdani’s ideology,” declared Joseph Hernandez.

In a race already loaded with outside influence, candidates are gaming out how a Mamdani win could help or hinder.

A new Siena poll shows Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani maintaining a strong lead in New York City mayoral race against Cuomo, Sliwa, and Adams.

As of the most recent available filings, there have been more than 3,000 contributions from Long Islanders, totaling at least $2.85 million of the roughly $51 million so far in the race. Nearly 40% of the Long Island money comes from five ZIP codes clustered on the Gold Coast of Nassau County.

The candidates are working to earn key endorsements and sway New York City voters while taking jabs at each other along the way.

Top New York Democrats will swallow hard and eventually endorse lefty socialist Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for mayor, ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner predicts.

New York City Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa said that President Trump’s interference in the New York election could embolden Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. “In this situation, it doesn’t help if he intervenes in New York City,

The business community in New York City is scrambling to figure out who to support in November's mayoral race, with many leaders saying either Andrew Cuomo or Mayor Eric Adams needs to drop out for the other to have a chance against surprise Democratic primary winner Zohran Mamdani.

Former Gov. David Paterson, who had endorsed his successor, Andrew Cuomo, in the Democratic primary, said he believed Mr. Adams “would run the city the best.”

Moderate Democrats have been wary of progressive upstart-turned-party-nominee Zohran Mamdani since before he secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor in June. But Mamdani, the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist,