New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a commanding 25-point lead over his main opponent — former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — less than a week from the election to succeed outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a new poll. An Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey released Thursday shows Mamdani at 50 percent, Cuomo at 25 percent and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa at 21 percent. Close to 4 percent say they’re undecided. When undecideds are factored in, Mamdani’s support grows to 51 percent, while Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani, receives 26 percent and Sliwa remains at 21 percent. If elected Uganda-born Mamdani, 34, who speaks fluent Urdu, will be the first Muslim mayor of this city of over nine million. His father is academic Mahmood Mamdani and his mother is filmmaker Mira Nair. Mamdani’s family immigrated to South Africa when he was five years old and then to the United States when he was seven, settling in New York City According to the survey, Mamdani has widened his margin against Cuomo compared to an Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey released in September that found Mamdani … Continue reading Mamdani holds 25-point lead over opponent Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race