"Since Mayor Eric Adams ended his reelection campaign in September, due to his lack of popularity and growing list of scandals, the remaining candidates are: Zohran Mamdani (D), Curtis Sliwa (R), and Andrew Cuomo (I), who notably lost to Mamdani in the Democratic primary but unfortunately refuses to take no for an answer. Something Sliwa hilariously pointed out during the debate."
"It's a staple of NYC debates because in this city, your deli order says more about you than any policy platform ever could. In June, Cuomo already caused an uproar when he told the New York Times that his "favorite breakfast sandwich" is a BEC on...an English Muffin. "Then I try to take off the bacon, but I don't really take off the bacon," he added. "The bagel I try to stay away from, to keep my girlish figure.""
Three candidates — Zohran Mamdani (D), Curtis Sliwa (R), and Andrew Cuomo (I) — competed for New York City mayor following Eric Adams's withdrawal. The event mixed policy with lighthearted cultural questions, including preferred bodega or deli orders, to showcase personality. Cuomo attracted attention for calling a BEC on an English muffin his favorite sandwich and for joking about removing bacon and avoiding bagels to preserve a "girlish figure." Sliwa said he prefers egg and cheese on a roll with "no salt." The bodega-order exchange functioned as a symbolic measure of relatability and personal branding.
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