Nearly half of New Yorkers fear crime and violence will only get worse if Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor, according to a grim new poll Thursday that shows voters fearing a “disaster.”
Roughly 47% of those polled believe crime levels will spike in the Big Apple under Mamdani’s leadership — while 45% also fear antisemitism will surge, the J.L. Partners/Daily Mail survey shows.
In comparison, less than a third — only 32% — think Gotham will be safer if the socialist frontrunner is elected, the poll found.
About 39% expect the risk of terrorism to increase under Mamdani, while only 18% believe it would shrink.
Asked for one word to describe what a Mamdani-run city would look like after four years, the poll showed the most common response was “disaster.”
Other adjectives included “s–thole,” “hell,” and “chaos,” according to the poll, which was conducted between October 23 and 26 among 500 registered voters.
Despite the views, Mamdani still holds a staggering lead over ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo in the home stretch of the mayoral race, multiple polling shows.
A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday showed Mamdani ahead of Cuomo by just 10 percentage points — 43% support to 33%.
Mamdani holds a 25-point lead over Cuomo, who is running as an independent — 50% to 25%, according to an Emerson College/Pix11/The Hill poll released Thursday.
Meanwhile, a third poll conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion showed Mamdani with a 16-point lead over Cuomo — 48% to 32%.
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