Democratic mayoral primary winner and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is leading the pack of candidates to potentially govern New York City, a new poll this month shows. Newsweek reached out to several political analysts via email for comment after publication Thursday.

Bill Ackman and Rev. Al Sharpton have urged Andrew Cuomo to remove his name from the New York City mayoral ballot in order to allow a one-on-one race between Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani.

A poll conducted Tuesday night asked New York City voters whether Andrew Cuomo is a viable candidate in a general election for mayor after getting trounced by socialist Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary.

Mr. Mamdani’s victory upended city politics and reverberated nationally. He relied on a memorable message, charisma and a strong ground game.

Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. A new vote count Tuesday under the city’s ranked choice voting system confirmed the progressive legislator’s stunning upset of former Gov.