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.

Zohran Mamdani, an Indian-origin Democrat, aims to become New York's first Muslim and Indian-American mayor, challenging Andrew 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,

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.

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

New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander have cross-endorsed each other in a bid to keep ex-governor Andrew Cuomo out of office.