Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.

Lefty New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns that if former Gov. Andrew Cuomo wins the city’s mayoral race, he will use it as a stepping stone for a presidential bid. “This is not just about New York City,

Zohran Mamdani, the socialist mayoral candidate for New York City, is catching up to Andrew Cuomo in the polls for the Democratic primary. Mamdani, 33, is currently a New York assemblymember and has been running a grassroots campaign largely against former Governor Cuomo.

After months of Andrew Cuomo topping the New York City mayor’s race while the organized left scrambled, progressive candidates are finally using ranked-choice voting to fight back. Whether there’s enough time to capitalize on Cuomo’s negatives remains to be seen — he continues to dominate most polls and is funded by a multimillion-dollar super PAC,

The PAC said the image was released without its consent. A Cuomo spokesperson called the picture "absurd and disrespectful."

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was joined in a Saturday night rally by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more as early voting got underway in the high-stakes primary race.