Emily Ngo

Political Reporter at POLITICO New York

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Articles

Mamdani’s night

2 days ago | politico.com | Nick Reisman |Joe Anuta |Jeff Coltin |Emily Ngo

With help from Amira McKee Zohran Mamdani greets people after the New York City Democratic mayoral primary debate on Thursday, June 12, 2025. | Vincent Alban/The New York Times via AP The political world is waking up to a shockwave. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist with a scant four years in elected office, toppled Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
The heat is on

3 days ago | politico.com | Nick Reisman |Jeff Coltin |Emily Ngo

With help from Amira McKee The last day to vote in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor will likely be among the hottest on record. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images The last time June was this hot John Lindsay was mayor. New York City is buckling under heat expected to hit triple digits today as primary voters head to the polls amid temperatures that will likely break a 1966 record.
NYC mayoral primary: 1 day to go

4 days ago | politico.com | Jeff Coltin |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Andrew Cuomo has lambasted top rival Zohran Mamdani over his inexperience. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images NEW YORK MINUTE: An Emerson College poll out today shows Zohran Mamdani defeating Andrew Cuomo by nearly 4 points in the eighth round of voting — a rare public survey that doesn’t demonstrate the former governor in the lead of a race he’s as-yet dominated.
Hot in Herre

1 week ago | politico.com | Jeff Coltin |Emily Ngo |Nick Reisman

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Candidates like Zohran Mamdani hit the trail Thursday, as primary day looms with temperatures soaring to the triple digits. | Emily Ngo/POLITICO Good gracious, this race is bodacious. With temperatures predicted to hit 100 degrees on Primary Day, mayoral front-runner Andrew Cuomo is anxious to get his voters into polling sites — and demanding better preparation from city officials for the heat wave, POLITICO reports.
Divergent focuses for Cuomo, Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race’s final sprint

1 week ago | politico.com | Emily Ngo |Joe Anuta |Cris Seda Chabrier

The ex-governor kept a spotlight on the “intifada” debate, while the political newbie slammed a Bloomberg-funded super PAC. New York City mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani seeks to keep the focus on a well-funded super PAC supporting frontrunner Andrew Cuomo.
ICE freezes out frontrunners

1 week ago | politico.com | Jeff Coltin |Emily Ngo |Nick Reisman

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by ICE and FBI agents outside a Lower Manhattan federal immigration court. | Olga Fedorova/AP NEW YORK MINUTE: Maya Wiley, who placed third in the 2021 mayor’s race, is endorsing Zohran Mamdani as her top choice in the Democratic mayoral primary today.
Cuomo, Mamdani host split-screen events, but Lander steals the spotlight

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Emily Ngo |Jason Beeferman |Amira McKee

NEW YORK — Jockeying for supremacy in the Democratic mayoral primary began early Tuesday with Zohran Mamdani rolling out Sen. Bernie Sanders’ breakout endorsement. It ended with all eyes on rival Brad Lander, who was detained by federal immigration officers, prompting his competitors to denounce the arrest. Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo, who is leading almost all polling in the primary, rallied with hundreds of supporters at a get-out-the-vote drive.
Mamdani’s Black voter gap

1 week ago | politico.com | Joe Anuta |Jeff Coltin |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Zohran Mamdani is still lagging behind Andrew Cuomo on drumming up support from Black and Latino voters. | Angelina Katsanis for POLITICO Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialist policies are a hit with affluent white voters. But the surging mayoral candidate trails Andrew Cuomo among New Yorkers he says his plans will help the most. The upstart candidate is lagging the former governor with Black and Latino voters in all the polls.
NYC mayoral primary: 1 week to go

1 week ago | politico.com | Jeff Coltin |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander endorsed each other, just before early voting began in the New York mayor's race. | Jeff Coltin/POLITICO More than 66,000 New Yorkers flocked to early voting sites over the weekend, as the Democratic mayoral primary is being framed as a race with national implications. To a raucous Zohran Mamdani rally attended by more than 2,500 people, Rep.
Cuomo and Mamdani get the frontrunner treatment

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo |Jeff Coltin

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Seven candidates made their case in the final Democratic primary debate for New York City mayor. | Vincent Alban/The New York Times New York’s former governor, who carries heavy baggage, and his surprise top rival — a 33-year-old democratic socialist with few accomplishments — faced a flood of attacks during the second and final New York City mayoral debate Thursday night, a faceoff that captured the tumultuous end of what had been a stagnant campaign.