New York City socialist Zohran Mamdani continues to hold a commanding lead — 21 points — in the mayoral race, fueled partly by a growing black base, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

The lefty Dem captured the support of 45% of the respondents, compared to 24% who said they back ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 17% in the camp of Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and 9% going for incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, with 5% undecided, said the Marist University Institute for Public Opinion survey.

While Cuomo carried most black precincts in the Democratic primary in June, nearly half, or 47%, of likely black voters said they would back Mamdani in the general election, compared to 26% for Cuomo, 11% for Adams and 5% for Sliwa, the poll says. 4

If Adams were to drop out of the contest , Mamdan

See Full Page