Andrew Cuomo leads in New York City mayoral election polls, Eric Adams falls behind Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Former Governor Andrew Cuomo holds a commanding lead in a trio of polls released this week in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.
In the latest poll, 38% of New Yorkers say they'll vote for Cuomo, up 5% from last month. Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani trails Cuomo at 10% but is trending higher, and Mayor Eric Adams is third at 8% and falling.
While Cuomo had no public events set for Thursday, Mamdani worked on the state budget in Albany.
The assemblyman, a democratic socialist from Queens whose social media campaign is raising big money in small contributions, became the first candidate to reach the fundraising cap at the fastest rate in city history.
"My position is that New Yorkers deserve more than a choice of a disgraced executive of the past or disgraced executive of the present. New Yorkers deserve the future," Mamdani said.
With 89 days to go, many of the other Democratic candidates are piling-on, taking aim at Cuomo, Mayor Adams and the Trump administration's policies.
"If New Yorkers want a mayor who will stand up and protect them from these authoritarian assaults, they're going to have to choose someone different from Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo," said New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said.
State Senator Jessica Ramos questioned whether former Governor Cuomo can stand up to the Trump Administration.
"I need to say it, he's not the same man I knew as governor," Ramos said. "His spine is not as strong as it once was. Andrew Cuomo won't stand up to Trump because he's too busy running away from his own record."
New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie held a press conference, detailing his "Frontline Agenda to Fight Back Against Trump."
"We can let this bully and his buddy that's a billionaire push us around, or we can step up and fight back," Myrie said.
Ramos is unchanged at 6% and so is Lander, but Scott Stringer has fallen to 5%. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams polls at 4% along with Myrie, and 17% are still undecided.
Meanwhile, Mayor Adams has been reluctant to criticize the president.
A Cuomo spokesperson says the former governor is "the only person in the race with the experience, skills, and proven record to lead this city and take on the Trump administration-in fact, he's the only person running who ever has."
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