This article is adapted from our June 3 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up.
Dear New Yorkers,
There are three (!) weeks left until the primary election, and there’s a last-ditch burst of activity as we are running towards June 24.
There’s a qualified for matching funds and hopes more money can introduce her to more voters. The Working Families Party released their endorsement slate, with Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani ranked first.
The first comptroller debate aired last week, which you can watch here.
The first mayoral debate is this Thursday, airing on WNBC, which will be the first time leading candidate Andrew Cuomo shares a stage with his opponents.
With so much going on, we still wanted to take a step back and look at how the candidates for mayor could be missing out on diverse and growing voters in the city’s many Asian communities.
My colleagues Samantha Maldonado, Haidee Chu and I looked at how that bloc turned out (and not) in the 2024 presidential election — and why that really matters for the Democratic mayoral candidates.
While some heavily Asian neighborhoods like South Ozone Park and Richmond Hill in Queens shifted towards Trump, other neighborhoods ended up in the Republican column not because large numbers of Asian voters switched parties, but because significant numbers of ed Democrats just stayed home.
Read that story here — and double check your voter registration here.
— Katie Honan and THE CITY’s election team
What We’re Reading …
- The Cuomo campaign was again docked hundreds of thousands of dollars for alleged improper coordination with a political action campaign backing him.
- Although the WFP ranked Mamdani first, a small poll sampling shows only Speaker Adams defeats Cuomo in a head to head match.
- If you’re looking ahead to the 2026 election, Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado plans to challenge Gov. Hochul, he announced yesterday.
What’s Ahead …
Days until the June primary: 21
June 3: Mayoral forum on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues, 6 p.m. at the New York Law School.
June 4: First Democratic mayoral primary debate, 7 p.m. on WNBC.
June 5: First Democratic public advocate primary debate, 7 p.m. on PIX 11.
June 9: 🚨Change-of-address deadline for your voter registration ahead of the primary!
June 14: Early voting begins.
Your Election Questions, Answered
❓ Reader P.V. asked: How can I submit questions to the mayoral candidates, or participate in the audience forum? Thanks.
Answer: In case you missed it, we’re co-hosting the leading Democratic mayoral and comptroller debates with Spectrum News 1, WNYC/Gothamist and other partners — and we want your suggestions for questions to ask the candidates!
Submit your questions here: for comptroller and mayor. Those debates will take place on June 10 and 12, respectively.
Have a question for our election team? Reply back to this email or send your questions to [email protected].
THE CAMPAIGN KICKER: Strike out! NYC Votes put the wrong primary date on at least four ments at a Mets game at Citi Field. And that’s on top of a major printing errors in its voter guides.
