In a town where all politics is tribal, Mamdani has emerged as a leader of New York’s South Asian community, 600,000 strong, which is now following its Irish, Italian, Jewish, Black, and Latino predecessors in demanding a seat at the table inside City Hall. That bloc is squarely behind Mamdani and fighting hard for victory in November.

The poll results emerge as Cuomo relaunched his campaign as an independent following his primary defeat by Mamdani.

The democratic socialist front-runner to lead the city would end mayoral control of the schools, which are now spending $89 billion a year.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is also running against Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, in November's election.

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is a leading candidate for mayor of New York. He wants to tax the rich. Business interests are panicking.

Self-declared democratic socialist mayoral hopeful answers questions from corporate leaders at a private meeting

With antisemitic incidents in New York at all-time highs, mayoral candidates including Mamdani face scrutiny over their plans to ensure Jewish safety in the city.

The idea has generated buzz since Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, but there are few successful examples to draw from, experts say.