It comes after a recent poll showed Mamdani in the lead over Cuomo for the first time. But other polls have shown Cuomo firmly in the lead.

The two top contenders in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor engaged in heated exchange Wednesday over who is most qualified to run the city and deal with President Trump.With less than two weeks until the election,

US Rep. Tom Suozzi is backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the crowded Democratic Party primary for mayor, saying he made the pick because he doesn’t want “the socialists to win.” The former ally of city Mayor Eric Adams made the pick as the main obstacle in the way of frontrunner Cuomo’s political comeback bid is liberal mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America.