NYC landlords are scrambling to stop Mamdani's ascent, warning that the candidate's policies would "destroy" the city's rental market. But renters back him up.

A federal court sentenced Alexi Saenz – leader of an MS-13 branch in Long Island – to 68 years in prison just before the July 4 weekend. His

Zohran Mamdani's primary victory has sparked party divisions, while rivals Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams argue over who should drop out in unity bid to topple democratic socialist frontrunner.

In the poll by Slingshot Strategies, first reported by the New York Post, Mamdani has 36 percent of the vote compared to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 's 27 percent and current New York City Mayor Eric Adams' 14 percent. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa landed 16 percent of the vote and independent candidate Jim Walden received 2 percent.