New Yorkers will head to the voting polls this year to cast their votes for a variety of official seats. But the one office everyone has their eye on is the mayor's race.
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Here's everything that happened in the mayor's race this week.
This Week's Election Stories
1. Poll shows Cuomo wins mayoral primary in fifth round of balloting
A new Marist College poll shows Andrew Cuomo ahead of the rest of the field in the Democratic primary for mayor, both as respondents’ first choice and at the end of the ranked-choice voting process.
According to the poll released Wednesday, Cuomo crossed the 50% threshold needed to win the primary in the fifth round of balloting. The former governor is also the first choice among 37% of potential Democratic primary voters who responded to the poll.
Among first-choice selections in the poll, Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani placed second with 18%; City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams received 9%; City Comptroller Brad Lander at 8%; former City Comptroller Scott Stringer with 4%; Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie at 3%; Queens state Sen. Jessica Ramos received 2%; political newcomer Whitney Tilson with 1%; and former Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake received less than 1%. Seventeen percent of voters polled said they were still undecided.
2. Adrienne Adams wants to hire more cops
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is joining the call to hire more NYPD officers.
"We need to focus on building up the rank and file," she said outside of One Police Plaza on Thursday.
The mayoral candidate released her public safety plan on Thursday, saying she wants to fill the vacancies at the NYPD — hiring 2,400 people within her first eight months. The plan also calls for diverting more mental health emergencies to mental health professionals instead of cops, cracking down on retail theft and having more dedicated officers riding the subways.
Adams joins the crowded field of candidates that is calling for more cops. City Comptroller Brad Lander wants to add 1,500 officers; Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie wants 3,000 officers; former City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants to add 3,000 officers as well; and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the frontrunner, goes the furthest with a call for 5,000 officers.
3. Cuomo campaign loses matching funds, again
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign has been hit with another campaign finance setback.
On Monday, Cuomo's campaign was docked more than $622,000 in matching funds by the city's Campaign Finance Board. The reason: coordinating with an independent expenditure group, known as Fix the City, specifically on a television ad that ran earlier this month.
"The board investigation into this matter is ongoing and we will continue to evaluate the issue of improper coordination," Richard Davis of the Campaign Finance Board said.
Rivals also used the opportunity to criticize Cuomo.
4. Cuomo snags new endorsements as opponents question his schedule
While former Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out new endorsements in the race for mayor Monday, his rivals continue to criticize the fellow Democrat.
“He’s been almost completely absent from the campaign trail,” former City Comptroller Scott Stringer said during a press conference at City Hall. “It’s unclear if he’ll ever come out of hiding.”
In recent weeks, Cuomo’s kept a limited public schedule, and he’s skipped most candidate forums.
“We don’t need a disgraced ex-governor to double down on the problems he caused in the first place,” Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani said in an edited video released by his campaign.
While he was off the campaign trail Monday, Cuomo did share news of another endorsement, this time from unions representing FDNY firefighters and FDNY officers.
“For me to earn their trust and support means a great deal,” he said in a video statement.
