As of the early hours of Wednesday morning, Mamdani had an 82 percent chance of winning the race, according to Polymarket.

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani

Former Gov. David Paterson, who had endorsed his successor, Andrew Cuomo, in the Democratic primary, said he believed Mr. Adams “would run the city the best.”

Paterson had supported former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the primary​, calling him the best choice.

The 55th governor of New York, who served from 2008 to 2010, previously endorsed his successor in Albany, Andrew Cuomo, during his first shot at a political comeback tour during the Democratic primary for mayor.