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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waits to be introduced before speaking at the Mary Ryan Boys and Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wis., in March. | AP Photo Clinton's lead over Sanders widens in New York

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Bernie Sanders in New York has grown in the days leading up to next week's primary.

The former secretary of state boasts a 17 point lead over Sanders, 57 percent to his 40 percent, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released on Thursday. That's a small increase over a poll the group released earlier this week showing Clinton with a 14-point edge over the Vermont senator.

Thursday’s poll finds that Clinton — who was a New York senator prior to becoming secretary of state — leads with women (60 percent to 37 percent), men (53 percent to 44 percent), non-whites (58 percent to 39 percent), and people ages 45 and older (67 percent to 29 percent).

Sanders leads with people under 45 (55 percent to 42 percent) and people who consider themselves “very liberal” (53 percent to 46 percent).

The telephone poll was conducted April 10-13 and included 591 likely Democratic primary voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points