Brian Mann

Person after person who I interviewed said the tone of this campaign brought hope into American politics for the first time.

In their view, in years, people say that the policies that Mondani has supported, making the city more affordable, more livable, could really change things here and make their lives better.

Polls show Cuomo lagging by double-digit margins, and he's tried to catch up to Mamdani by suggesting the frontrunner would make New York City less safe.

Cuomo's attacks drew a rebuke from Reverend Al Sharpton, who appeared at an event with Mamdani Saturday.

Don't play us against each other, Sharpton said, though he stopped short of endorsing Mamdani, who would be the city's first Muslim mayor.

At a stop with a small crowd in Queens, Cuomo said he still has a shot.

Mondami has mostly stuck to a more upbeat message, promising to address high rents and other affordability issues.

Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.

Most experts agree the shift to fewer kids is being driven by good things, including education and economic gains for women and plummeting teen pregnancy rates.

But there are also challenges.

Economists say families in all the countries that drive global GDP, from China to Germany to the U.S., are now having too few children to maintain a stable population and robust workforce.

Lant Pritchett is at the London School of Economics.

Many experts say the trend toward fewer children in the U.S.

and around the world will continue, a pattern that's already straining pension and health care systems in some countries as populations age and shrink.

Brian Mann, NPR News.

Most experts agree the shift to fewer kids is being driven by good things, including education and economic gains for women and plummeting teen pregnancy rates.

But there are also challenges.

Economists say families in all the countries that drive global GDP, from China to Germany to the U.S., are now having too few children to maintain a stable population and robust workforce.

Lant Pritchett is at the London School of Economics.

Many experts say the trend toward fewer children in the U.S.