Long Islanders spend tens of thousands of dollars supporting NYC mayor candidates

Long Islanders are voting with their check books in the race for New York City mayor.

A News 12 statistical analysis of the latest data available from the New York City Campaign Finance Board finds that in August, Long Islanders spent tens of thousands of dollars supporting the four leading candidates for mayor.

From Aug. 1 to Aug. 18, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) led the field with $47,176 earned from individual donors. Cuomo also had the highest mean donation, averaging $1,179 per individual contribution…

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