“They know what’s coming—but they’ll vote for him anyway”: New Yorkers FEAR chaos under Mamdani as shocking poll reveals predictions of VIOLENCE, vacant stores, and rising hate—but what’s driving their votes has left the city stunned

The numbers have left analysts speechless. Despite fears of crumbling safety, boarded-up shops, and growing tension across neighborhoods, voters say they’re still backing Mamdani by a landslide. The contradiction has sparked outrage and confusion, with many asking what unseen force could sway an entire city toward someone they openly fear. Some call it manipulation. Others whisper about deals and secrets hidden deep within New York’s political machine.

How can a city that prides itself on resilience seem ready to hand itself over to uncertainty? What’s really going on behind those closed campaign doors—and who stands to gain from the chaos that might follow?

To find out what this poll truly uncovered—and why insiders are calling it “the dirtiest game in decades”—read the full investigation shaking the city’s core.

The city that never sleeps is lying wide awake in fear.

According to a startling new poll, many residents of the Big Apple believe their home is about to spiral into a dystopian nightmare of crime and violence, boarded-up storefronts and antisemitic hate if Zohran Mamdani becomes their mayor.

Mamdani, the 34-year-old self-described democratic socialist, is set to storm to victory in the election on November 4, the poll by J.L. Partners for the Daily Mail revealed.

He has a 15-point lead over his nearest rival, former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo.

The poll showed that many New Yorkers who do not support Mamdani are convinced he is going to ‘destroy’ America’s biggest metropolis and crater its economy, sending shockwaves across the rest of the country.

They think it could mark a return to the urban decay of the 1980s when New York was blighted by poverty, rampant crime, crumbling infrastructure and abandoned buildings.

Even among Mamdani’s own supporters more think he will make antisemitism in New York worse, rather than better.

Asked for one word to describe what the Big Apple would be like after four years of his left-wing policies, the most common response from non-Mamdani voters was ‘disaster.’

They also said a Mamdani-run New York would be ‘chaos,’ ‘hell,’ ‘broken,’ and a ‘s***hole.’

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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (C) holds hands with Senator Bernie Sanders (L) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R) at the end of a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City on October 26, 2025

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Many New Yorkers fear crime will spiral if Mamdani takes over City Hall

Among voters who have made up their minds, Mamdani was on 46 percent support, according to the poll.

Cuomo, running as an independent, was on 31 percent, Republican Curtis Sliwa on 22 percent, and the rest was shared among minor candidates.

Among voters aged under 30, Mamdani has a massive 35-point lead over Cuomo.

Among Democrats, Mamdani has 54 percent support and Cuomo, who previously governed the state of New York as a Democrat, has 26 percent.

The poll found New Yorkers expect a wide array of the city’s problems to get worse under a ‘Mayor Mamdani,’ including crime, antisemitism and the economy.

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Many New Yorkers fear Mamdani will mean a return to the crime and decay of the 1980s

It found 47 percent believe levels of crime and violence will get worse, with only 32 percent saying the city would be safer under Mamdani.

That follows a series of high-profile recent crimes on the subway.

In December, Debrina Kawam, 57, a homeless woman, was set on fire and burned to death. Shocking footage showed her being engulfed in flames in horror scenes on a train near Coney Island.

Last year, there were 10 murders in the subway system and felony assaults were up 55 percent since 2019. People were pushed on to the tracks at least 25 times in 2024.

On the issue of crime there was a stark split among New Yorkers based on age.

For voters under 30-years-old, 49 percent said they believed safety would improve under Mamdani, with 32 percent saying it would not.

But among over-65s only 26 percent thought the city would be safer under Mamdani and 50 percent said it would not.

Meanwhile, the poll found 43 percent of New Yorkers expect the number of businesses in the city to decrease under Mamdani, with stores going under and potential entrepreneurs forced to head elsewhere.

Only 23 percent thought the number of businesses would rise under the democratic socialist.

The poll showed 39 percent expected the risk of terrorism to increase under Mamdani, with only 18 percent thinking it will lessen.

And 45 percent thought the problem of antisemitic views in the city would get worse, with only 21 percent thinking it would improve.

Even Democrats thought Mamdani would have a negative impact on antisemitism, with 29 percent saying he would make it better and 32 percent worse.

It comes amid an alarming surge in antisemitic incidents nationwide.

According to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit, there were 9,354 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and vandalism across the U.S. in 2024.

That was a 900 percent increase over the past 10 years and the highest level recorded since the organization began tracking data in 1979.

Earlier this month, Mamdani faced a backlash after posting a picture of himself on social media with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, a Brooklyn-based Muslim cleric.

Source: Daily Mail