New York City mayoral race: Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, poll shows
www.theguardian.com

... In the mayoral race, the poll found 44% of registered New York City voters backing Mamdani, followed by 25% for Cuomo, 12% for the Republican party nominee, Curtis Sliwa, and only 7% for the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams. ...

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo battle over President Trump's potential involvement in NYC mayor's race (August 7, 2025)
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... A war of words in the New York City mayor's race erupted Thursday following a report that President Trump is not only closely following the contest but thinking about whether he should get involved.

The New York Times has reported that Mr. Trump and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo are considering teaming up to derail Zohran Mamdani's campaign, a story that sent the Queens assemblyman on the attack.
Cuomo "conspiring with President Trump," Mamdani claims

At a news conference on Thursday morning alongside union leaders, Mamdani told his supporters his campaign won't be intimidated.

"Former Gov. Cuomo has been conspiring with President Trump," Mamdani said. "We know that this former governor has very little regard - whether it be for the Democratic party, the Democratic process, or for Democrats themselves.

"We know that Andrew Cuomo will sell working people out for his interests, for the interests of the billionaires that supported him, for the interest of Donald Trump, because all of those interests are lining up as one and the same," Mamdani added. ...