5 takeaways from New York City mayoral debate
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Andrew Cuomo warns socialism could mean the “death of New York" as he campaigns in the city’s three-way mayoral race.
Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters.
Three candidates have qualified for tonight's debate - state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa - the founder of crime-fighting volunteer group the Guardian Angels. Mamdani is leading by double digits according to several pre-election polls. Cuomo reignited his campaign as an independent.
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo lobbed attacks at each other during the first of two general election debates in the New York City mayoral race on
Progressive Democratic New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has a 21-point lead in the race to become mayor of New York City, with voters seeing him as the best choice to handle the city’s problems,