To the surprise of many in New York’s political establishment, Mamdani, 33, has leap-frogged other more-established candidates to become the leading progressive running in the June 24 NYC

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, earlier this year, stood as little more than another name in a crowded, notably progressive field looking to unseat incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.

It comes after a recent poll showed Mamdani in the lead over Cuomo for the first time. But other polls have shown Cuomo firmly in the lead.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York State Assemblyman with Indian and Ugandan roots, is rapidly rising as a serious contender in the 2025 New York City mayoral race. Representing Queens’ 36th District since 2021,

The mayoral candidate is selling the dream of a socialist New York. The picture inside the Democratic Party is more complicated.

His campaign boasts 29,000 door-knockers. Can their passion translate to the polls like it did with fellow Queens progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Six people who spoke with the candidate and those close to him said the goal of his mayoral bid was to expand the city’s DSA chapter, not win City Hall.

Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani ... Earlier this week, Mamdani urged supporters to donate to Adrienne Adams campaign for mayor, as part of a strategy to chip away at Cuomo’s support.