Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist leading the race for New York mayor, tried to distance himself from past criticism of the NYPD, two days after a mass shooting at a midtown office building left five people dead,

A new poll conducted by Zenith Research and Public Progress Solutions found Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, with a significant lead in the current field of five candidates,

Mamdani is leading his major opponents beyond the margin of error in what is the largest NYC mayoral polling sample size to date.