The latest Siena poll, conducted between August 4-7, shows that 23 percent of conservatives back Mamdani, which is higher than former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 's 18 percent and New York Mayor Eric Adams' 9 percent. Cuomo and Adams are expected to battle for the mayoralty as independent candidates in the general election in November.

Mamdani is warning New Yorkers about the Trump administration’s impacts to the city — and his opponents’ ties to the president

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, launched a tour Monday of the city’s five boroughs with a central message linking former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to President Donald Trump.

Trump termed his law-and-order takeover in the US capital as “liberation day”, said he would start with DC but “crackdown on crime” would go further