With the New York City Democratic mayoral primary race entering the homestretch, several candidates took advantage of the Juneteenth holiday to step up attacks on their opponents.

According to polls, Zohran Mamdani is Andrew Cuomo's closest competitor in the New York mayoral primary. He's 33 and has been in the New York State Assembly since 2021. He has a big political platform,

The surge in support for Mamdami, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, reflects popular opposition to inequality and war, which the DSA seeks to channel back into the Democratic Party.