Money Pours In for Cuomo and Mamdani in Mayoral Race

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state lawmaker from Queens, announced strong fund-raising numbers in the New York City mayoral race on Monday as they push to unseat Mayor Eric Adams.

Mr. Mamdani raised more than $840,000 over the last two months and has more than 16,000 donors — a surprisingly good showing for a candidate who was not well known to New Yorkers until recently.

Mr. Mamdani, who has been a forceful critic of the Trump administration, said in an interview that his campaign had momentum because he was focused on addressing the high cost of living in the city.

“We have run a campaign that speaks directly to the working class, and I think that’s resonating,” he said.

Mr. Cuomo, who has led in polls, raised $1.5 million from more than 2,800 donors in 13 days. He expects to receive public matching funds after raising $330,000 in eligible funds from 1,700 donors who live in the city.

His donors include Geoffrey S. Berman, the former United States attorney in Manhattan who was fired by President Trump in 2020; Mr. Cuomo’s former wife, Kerry Kennedy; and Jessica Seinfeld, the cookbook author and wife of the comedian Jerry Seinfeld.