Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state lawmaker who is running for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview.

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.

A campaign ad for Cuomo featured an edited photo of the new front-runner in New York’s mayoral race.

New York City’s LGBT residents could play an outsized role in selecting the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor — accounting for up to 25% of the total vote, a stunning new

A primary win for Cuomo, 67, would mark a dramatic political comeback, just four years after he resigned as New York governor in 2021 amid the threat of impeachment over sexual misconduct allegations, which he has consistently denied. No charges relating to the allegations have ever been brought against him.

An ad released by Sensible City highlights Mamdani’s positions on defunding the police amid increased antisemitic activity