"Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani seemed to duck taking a stand during Wednesday night's final NYC mayoral election debate on several key ballot questions that will impact the future of New York City. The Oct. 22 showdown featured constant, chaotic, and often personal clashes between the three major candidates. But Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and Queens Assembly member, sidestepped when pressed to provide direct answers to questions about major issues, including several important ballot questions on affordable housing and indicated he was still undecided."
"Most of the heated exchanges throughout the 90-minute affair were sparked by a pugnacious independent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he repeatedly attempted to score last-minute points against Democratic nominee Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist Queens Assembly member. At the same time, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa after a week of very public pressure to bow out of the race lobbed broadsides at both Cuomo and Mamdani. He portrayed himself as the adult in the room"
The final NYC mayoral debate on Oct. 22 featured chaotic, personal clashes among three major candidates over a 90-minute period. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and Queens Assembly member, repeatedly sidestepped direct answers on major issues and three November ballot proposals on affordable housing, indicating he remained undecided. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, provoked many of the heated exchanges while seeking last-minute points against Mamdani. Republican Curtis Sliwa criticized both rivals and presented himself as the steady alternative. Mamdani retained a double-digit lead in polls but drew jeers for non-answers as early voting approached, and long-time political observers said he appeared to fall into a prevent defense.
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