Mamdani and Cuomo Are Going At It: Live Mayoral Debate Updates
An assemblymember, a former governor, and a Guardian Angels founder walk onto a debate stage. Follow along for the latest updates.
With just weeks to go until Election Day, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa are set to meet for the first mayoral debate of the general election at 7 p.m. tonight at WNBC’s studios in 30 Rockefeller Center.
The face-off comes after weeks of steady polling favoring Mamdani as the front-runner as Cuomo and Sliwa continue to make their case to the voters that they’re the candidate best suited to defeat the assemblymember.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
- The moderators asked all three candidates if they ever called 311.
- Mamdani said he had to report issues with the heat in his apartment.
- Sliwa mainly said he thought 311 was useless, and
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Author summary: Mayoral debate updates between Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa.