"Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa faced off in the final debate of the New York City mayoral race on Wednesday, in a final push to woo voters before the November 4 vote. But the attack lines they deployed against each other, and their defences, were mostly along predictable lines, as their track records, United States President Donald Trump and Israel's war on Gaza dominated their clash at LaGuardia Community College in the borough of Queens."
"Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, maintains a sizeable lead in the polls, after surging to a surprise victory in the June primary on a platform of affordability: pushing free buses, rent freezes, and universal childcare, paid for, in part, by raising taxes that favour the wealthy. Cuomo has sought to portray Mamdani's promises most of which would require buy-in from state lawmakers as unrealistic and has repeatedly taken aim at the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist's lack of experience in governing."
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa debated in the final New York City mayoral debate before the November 4 vote. Mamdani holds a sizeable poll lead after winning the June primary on an affordability platform including free buses, rent freezes and universal childcare funded partly by tax increases on the wealthy. Cuomo criticized Mamdani's lack of governing experience and called many promises unrealistic, while also facing challenges tied to sexual harassment controversies. Sliwa attacked both opponents' resumes. The debate was dominated by candidates' track records, President Donald Trump and Israel's war on Gaza. Many proposals would require state lawmaker buy-in, raising feasibility concerns.
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