New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani took to social media to make an extremely unusual plea for a politician. “Please stop sending us money,” Mamdani said. At the time, Mamdani was still well behind former New York Gov.

It's down to the wire in New York City's Democratic primary for mayor, with last-minute polls predicting widely divergent results. One poll predicts a surprising come-from-behind victory for Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.

Progressive New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is outperforming former Governor Andrew Cuomo among the state's wealthiest voters in the New York City mayoral Democratic primary race, according to new polling.