Andrew Cuomo is trying to close ground in the New York City mayor’s race by escalating his warnings that “mayhem” would follow a victory by Zohran Mamdani.

New York City's mayoral candidates clashed over past scandals during Wednesday's debate, including Cuomo's sexual harassment allegations and Mamdani's alleged ties radical politics

Socialist Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a firm lead among foreign-born New York City voters, while Independent mayoral candidate and former Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads among American-born voters,

A Republican congressman has called for an investigation into the citizenship status of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Florida Representative Randy Fine wrote on X that "we have clearly suffered from massive naturalization fraud," claiming that some immigrants "swore an oath to America but clearly came to destroy it."

Mausser found the Democratic Socialists of America and became involved in her local New York City chapter, where she met then-New York State Assembly candidate Zohran Mamdani, who has been a member of DSA since 2017.

The president and his team are convinced the Democratic candidate will defeat Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 4, according to people familiar with the matter.

Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, has built a double-digit lead in public polls over poll rival Andrew Cuomo by relentlessly focusing on the cost of living in New York City. He has offered an ambitious agenda that includes freezing rent for millions of New Yorkers and making city bus service free,

Mamdani also spoke about his preferred coffee shops and neighbourhood spots, highlighting Astoria as his go-to area in New York.

The Democratic candidate in the New York City mayoral race will need billions of dollars to fund campaign pledges such as free child care and buses.