After Mamdani secured his spot as the Democratic nominee, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams entered the race as an independent along with Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who Mamdani beat in the primary. The fourth major candidate in the mayoral race is Republican Curtis Sliwa, who ran for mayor in 2021.

Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has doubled down on his pro-prostitution policies. After being hounded by rival campaigns about his stance on decriminalizing sex work as a Queens assemblymember, Mamdani said Wednesday that he wants to mirror the policies of his favorite ex-mayor: Bill de Blasio.