Final stretch: Mamdani's large lead shrinking as Cuomo gains ground in NYC mayoral race

With under three weeks until Election Day, Zohran Mamdani holds a double-digit lead in the race for the nation's most populous city, but former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is narrowing the gap, according to the latest public polling.The tightening contest underscores how Cuomo’s independent bid continues to draw support from disaffected Democrats following Mayor Eric Adams’ withdrawal.Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker from the New York City borough of Queens who shocked the political world in June with his convincing win over Cuomo and nine other candidates to capture the Demo