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

Thursday night’s New York City mayoral debate was the first time the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani, and his rivals in the race, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, had appeared on the same stage in the campaign. Their two hours of questions, answers and cross talk included pointed accusations, misleading statements and expensive promises.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani both opened Thursday’s New York mayoral debate by saying a future headline about their first year in office would celebrate lowering costs for New Yorkers.

Sparks were flying as Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa squared off on issues and controversies ahead of the Nov. 4 election. Mamdani and Cuomo went after each other time and time again. Barely 13 minutes into a two-hour debate, Sliwa already seemed to be experiencing the frustration of being the forgotten man.

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was roasted by his opponents Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani during a New York City mayoral debate on Thursday.

CNN’s Gloria Pazmino breaks down the first general election debate in the NYC mayoral race. A federal vehicle involved in Chicago ramming case was moved about 1,000 miles from the city. It could be important evidence

The first New York City mayoral general election debate takes place tonight, October 16, at NBC 4 New York’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza studios. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Independent Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa will face off on key issues including crime,

The post “My focus is New York”: Mamdani refuses to take the bait on Fox News appeared first on Salon.com. Zohran Mamdani stopped by Fox News on Wednesday, deftly refusing to be baited into talking about the war between Israel and Hamas.