Andrew Cuomo is at the precipice of a remarkable political comeback, but a second-term Assembly member stands in his way. New York City Democrats head to the polls on June 24 to vote in citywide elections that will determine their party's nominee − and thus the favorite to win in November − for every office from mayor to county court judge.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Democrats will decide Tuesday whether to reboot Andrew Cuomo’s political career, elevate liberal upstart Zohran Mamdani, or turn to a crowded field of lesser-known but maybe less-polarizing candidates in the party’s mayoral primary.

New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani took to social media to make an extremely unusual plea for a politician. “Please stop sending us money,” Mamdani said. At the time, Mamdani was still well behind former New York Gov.