In the poll by Slingshot Strategies, first reported by the New York Post, Mamdani has 36 percent of the vote compared to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 's 27 percent and current New York City Mayor Eric Adams' 14 percent. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa landed 16 percent of the vote and independent candidate Jim Walden received 2 percent.

The incumbent New York City mayor and Andrew Cuomo are each calling on the other to drop out, Adams said Monday.

The mayor hit the ritzy East End enclave to appear at a Saturday fundraiser, and was also at a breakfast at 75 Main, where Cuomo had dined the night before.