Cuomo seeks to woo centrists in NYC mayor’s race

The poll from Gotham Polling & Analytics released last month showed Cuomo clearly leading in the first round of a ranked-choice voting matchup and pulling out a win in the final round with 51 percent to city Comptroller Brad Lander’s 31 percent and state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani’s 18 percent.

Andrew Cuomo is aiming to supplant New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) as the top centrist candidate in the city’s upcoming election, appealing to voter concerns about crime and stressing his leadership bona fides as Adams finds himself mired in controversy.

Cuomo finally entered the mayor’s race a week ago after months of build-up and immediately jumped in front of the pack as the early frontrunner. Many other candidates have been in the race for months but have mostly stayed in single or low double digits in polling.