The Knicks, Cuomo and Mamdani.
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It was a crazy finish to last night’s third game in the playoff series between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons.
All the games have gone down to the wire and last night was no different, only to be screwed up by some questionable officiating at the end.
I’m still a loyal Chicago Bulls fan, but they’re not in the playoffs.
Again.
And I never tire of enjoying watching the Pistons lose, a habit from the old Bulls/Pistons rivalry.
Another reason to tune in was to see the first TV ad buy by the Zohran Mamdani campaign for mayor of New York.
The ad was good but didn’t have the humor and spirit of his social media stuff.
Those social media videos have been terrific.
But what do I know about what kind of TV ads work best. I’ll leave it to the professionals.
Meanwhile the latest polls show Mamdani still climbing in the polls as New York voters, particularly in the outer boroughs, become more familiar with him and become aware of his campaign for a rent freeze, free bus service, free pre-school and city-owned groceries to lower food prices.
Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani continues to hold second place, winning 22% of the vote and, like Cuomo, is up 4% since our prior poll. The remaining candidates are each winning less than 10% of the vote, and 14% of voters are now undecided.
The disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo still leads mainly on the strength of his name recognition.
The good news for Mamdani this past week is the endorsement by the city’s largest municipal employees union. District Council 37, which represents 150,000 New Yorkers who are predominantly Black and Latino, selected City Council President Adrienne Adams, Zohran Mamdani and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie as their choices on the ranked voting ballot.
That is huge.
Will the the United Federation of Teachers follow suit?
They should. But I’m not holding my breath.