As of the early hours of Wednesday morning, Mamdani had an 82 percent chance of winning the race, according to Polymarket.

NYC mayoral race features Zohran Mamdani leading polls against Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and Eric Adams as candidates debate dropping out strategy.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, who withheld an endorsement in the New York City Democratic primary, has yet to endorse the winner, Zohran Mamdani.

The latest Siena poll, conducted between August 4-7, shows that 23 percent of conservatives back Mamdani, which is higher than former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 's 18 percent and New York Mayor Eric Adams' 9 percent. Cuomo and Adams are expected to battle for the mayoralty as independent candidates in the general election in November.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Friday endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in the November general election, urging other prominent Democrats who have been “sitting on the fence” to “meet this moment” and get behind his campaign.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams are trying to mimic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s buzzy online videos in the New York City mayor’s race.

Mamdani is leading his major opponents beyond the margin of error in what is the largest NYC mayoral polling sample size to date.

The 55th governor of New York, who served from 2008 to 2010, previously endorsed his successor in Albany, Andrew Cuomo, during his first shot at a political comeback tour during the Democratic