HARLEM, N.Y. ― Both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo argued that they’d defend New York City from President Donald Trump’s threats while speaking at a mayoral forum focused on issues affecting Black women on Monday.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani vowed to fight President Donald Trump's threats to withhold federal funding on Monday, citing California's legal strategy of challenging Trump in court.

Since then a number of polls have indicated Mamdani enjoyed a comfortable lead over Cuomo, his closest challenger. However the Tulchin Research survey indicates Mamdani could be in trouble if other candidates drop out of the race and he faces Cuomo in a head-to-head battle.

Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani fired on ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “record of broken promises” Monday — zeroing in on his second-place foe after Eric Adams announced he

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani criticized former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, framing the election as a two-person race for Gracie Mansion following Mayor Eric Adams dropping out.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani pledged to fight for every dollar of federal funding during a CNN interview Monday evening, responding to President Donald Trump's threat to withhold $7.4 billion in annual federal support if the progressive candidate wins November's election.