Andrew Yang has double-digit lead in the race for New York City Mayor with almost a third of the vote, while Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Comptroller Scott Stringer trail in second and third place respectively Andrew Yang, 46, is the frontrunner in the race for Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, according to the most recent polling Tech entrepreneur currently has 28 per cent support, according to a survey of Democratic Party voters done by Core Decision Analytics Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams trails Yang with 17 per cent and City Comptroller Scott Stringer placed third with 13 per cent support, poll found