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.

It comes after a recent poll showed Mamdani in the lead over Cuomo for the first time. But other polls have shown Cuomo firmly in the lead.

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

The Democratic primary for New York City mayor is effectively a two-person race between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, two new internal polls show. A survey conducted by Data for Progress on behalf of a super PAC for Mamdani found Cuomo up by just two points,

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's hopes for a political comeback may have hit a roadblock. A new poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling for Democrat Justin Brannan's city comptroller campaign on June 6 and June 7 among 573 likely voters,

In New York, Andrew Cuomo’s comeback after resigning in disgrace could end up taking less than four years – with a scandal-plagued incumbent mayor, a disorganized left wing and a feeling that the city is on the brink paving the way.