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By Andrew McDonald Mayoral candidates faced off in their first general election debate on Oct. 16 and they’ll meet again on Wednesday. To break down how last Thursday’s debated resonated with voters, Jeff Coltin spoke to WFUV News. Coltin is an author of Politico’s New York Playbook, a daily newsletter covering city and state politics. He discussed how New […]

By Craig McCarthy A defiant Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday forcefully rejected the thundering calls for him to end his long-shot bid for New York City mayor. “Let’s be very clear: I am not dropping out, under no circumstances,” the Republican nominee said during a press conference on the Upper West Side. “I’ve already been offered money to […]

by CHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) — New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani would be neck and neck if Republican candidate Curtis Silwa would drop out, according to a new poll. The poll conducted by Gotham Polling and the city AARP, said that if Silwa were to drop out, […]

By Shane O’Brien A new poll has found that Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani maintains a comfortable double-digit lead over both former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in the 2025 mayoral election, although that margin between Mamdani and Cuomo would narrow considerably if Sliwa withdrew from the contest.  The new poll by AARP and […]

By Michael Stallone , Isabel Soisson , Adeja Shivonne and Alex Meier The Brief Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash after a photo surfaced of him with a controversial Brooklyn Imam. Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo’s camp is touting a new poll that shows a tighter race between the former governor and Queens assemblyman. Election Day in New […]

By Craig McCarthy The race for New York City mayor is entering the home stretch.  The next debate will take place on Wednesday, and it’s just five days until the start of early voting. Election Day is 15 days away.  A new poll from AARP and Gotham Polling finds Democrat Zohran Mamdani is holding his lead at […]

By Craig McCarthy The pressure for Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa to drop out of the race is reaching a fever pitch with two weeks left until the election — as even his boss at WABC radio is now calling on him to ditch his long-shot bid. Big Apple GOP bigwig John Catsimatidis urged the red-bereted […]

By NATASHA ANDERSON Rising socialist star Zohran Mamdani could lose the upcoming New York City mayoral election, but only if Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa drops out, a new poll predicts. Mamdani, 33, would see his lead over centrist challenger Andrew Cuomo – a former Democrat who is running as an independent – cut to just four points if Sliwa voluntarily exited the […]

By Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in a virtual dead heat with lefty front-runner Zohran Mamdani in the Big Apple mayoral race if Republican Curtis Sliwa drops out, a stunning new poll determined. The newly released report by Gotham Polling and the city AARP found that 44.6% of New Yorkers would […]