2 d. ago Photos of the first New York City mayoral debate between Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa

New York mayoral candidates faced off in their first debate as voters prepare to choose the next person to lead America’s biggest city.

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3 d. ago Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani pledges to work with Trump if elected even though president has vowed to defund NYC if he wins

The candidates were asked what they would say in their first official call with Trump ‘to set the tone for your relationship’ if they were elected

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3 d. ago NYC mayoral candidates pledge to work with Trump as Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa face off in debate

The candidates were asked what they would say in their first official call with Trump ‘to set the tone for your relationship’ if they were elected

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5 d. ago Republican in New York’s mayor race: eccentric street vigilante who could secure Mamdani’s win

Curtis Sliwa is unlikely to run the overwhelmingly Democratic city. But his willingness to defy Trump and billionaires could leave a big impactWith less than a month to go, the race to be New York City’s mayor is continuing to fascinate and bemuse: and in an election that could have political ramifications across the country, it’s a beret-wearing, cat-loving vigilante who seems like he could have the final say.Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the crime-fighting group the Guardian Angels and the Republican candidate to run the largest US city, has little chance of winning the election in November. But his presence may be the thing that helps confirm Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist, as New York’s next mayor. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani was left shocked by Colbert show request: ‘Genocide...distilled into a late

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is leading in the polls with Election Day less than a month away

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1 week ago NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

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2 w. ago ‘I’m Andrew Cuomo, and I could pretend to do a lot of jobs’: NYC mayoral candidate’s AI campaign video ridiculed

The video shows Andrew Cuomo in a range of jobs including a window washer, a stockbroker and a subway traindriver

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