Cuomo maintains lead in latest poll for NYC mayor with Mamdani in second

From trauma to triumph, will NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher become the city's first out gay mayor one day?

New York City Councilman Erik Bottcher didn’t always see a future for himself, let alone one that would put him at the heart of the nation’s largest city government, helping craft policy and deliver services to more than 150,000 constituents in Manhattan’s District 3.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Born in a small town in the Adirondacks where his parents ran a fly fishing motel c…

If the mayoral elections were today, here's who Jewish New Yorkers would vote for - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A new Marist poll indicates that more than one-quarter of Jewish voters in the Democratic primary are backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race to become New York City’s next mayor. Released Tuesday, the poll shows that Cuomo, who has made antisemitism a core issue of his campaign, is polling at 26% among Jewish voters, compared to 37% overall. Following Cuomo, 17% of Jewish voters ranked New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is Jewish, …

Why Communists Can’t Support Zohran Mamdani - Revolutionary Communists of America

Zohran Mamdani is a DSA member running as a Democrat for mayor of New York City. He’s currently polling second in the primary behind Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York. Not only is Zohran running as a Democrat, but he is also consciously trying to strengthen that flailing party. As he said in a New York Times interview, “If we want to bring these New Yorkers back to the Democratic Party, then we have to show them that we’re serious about …

Cuomo has a commanding lead over Mamdani in NYC mayoral race, but his Jewish support is stuck

Andrew Cuomo, who is aggressively courting Jewish voters in New York’s mayoral race, has not seen his numbers rise among Jews, even as he maintains a commanding lead in the June 24 Democratic primary, according to a new poll. The Marist poll, conducted May 1 through May 8, shows Cuomo with 26% support among Jewish voters, with most split among five other candidates, two of whom are Jewish and one Muslim. Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist wi…

Surprising Stances in Meet Your Mayor Candidate Answers

With early voting in the June primary just a month away, voters will soon rank their top five choices for who they want to be the next mayor of New York City. THE CITY, in partnership with Gothamist, surveyed candidates starting in March, asking them to make tough decisions about the city’s most pressing issues – from affordability and housing development to local-federal partnership and closing Rikers Island. Some candidates have taken position…

New York Mayoral Candidates Can’t Figure Out How To Chip at Cuomo’s Lead

A Marist poll released Wednesday shows Cuomo winning the Democratic primary in the fifth round, as early voting starts in one month.