The heated New York City Democratic mayoral primary race has entered its final week with bombast, attack ads, and a surprise takedown of one candidate by the New York Times Editorial Board. The board decided not to endorse anyone in the primary this year,

The Board of Elections (BoE) have explained the ballot order is randomly selected and bound by strict regulations, but some people are demanding more transparency.

Zohran Mamdani, the socialist mayoral candidate for New York City, is catching up to Andrew Cuomo in the polls for the Democratic primary. Mamdani, 33, is currently a New York assemblymember and has been running a grassroots campaign largely against former Governor Cuomo.