Far-left Democratic New York State Rep. Zohran Mamdani, once a long-shot candidate, appears to have emerged as a top contender

A panel of New York Times opinion experts has picked NYC Comptroller Brad Lander as the top overall choice for mayor.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that electing the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany.

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the highest-ranking progressive candidates in the race, endorsed each other Friday, one day after the final Democratic primary debate during which both attacked Cuomo. The former governor saved most of his fire for Mamdani, who is nipping at his heels in the final stretch of the race.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani are leading the Democratic field. Even they seem nervous.

Amid signs that the NYC mayoral race is tightening in the final stretch, City Comptroller Brad Lander seized Thursday on an unusual endorsement he netted from a panel convened by the New York

Socialist Zohran Mamdani is surging and voters can rank five candidates in the crowded field. But will the anti-Cuomo candidates cooperate?

Get to know the Democratic candidates in the NYC mayoral election and where they stand on the issues with these in-depth interviews.