The Siena Research Institute's latest poll shows Assemblymember and Democratic nominee for New York City's mayoral race Zohran Mamdani with nearly a 20-point lead over the current runner-up. FOX 5 NY's political reporter Morgan McKay breaks it all down.

The latest Siena poll, conducted between August 4-7, shows that 23 percent of conservatives back Mamdani, which is higher than former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 's 18 percent and New York Mayor Eric Adams' 9 percent. Cuomo and Adams are expected to battle for the mayoralty as independent candidates in the general election in November.

Mamdani is warning New Yorkers about the Trump administration’s impacts to the city — and his opponents’ ties to the president