"Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, took the stage at a small stadium in Queens where he and two of the nation's leading progressives pitched his candidacy as a force to take on billionaires and oligarchs who have thrown money and support behind his opponents. When you insist on building a coalition with room for every New Yorker, that is exactly what you create: a tremendous force, Mamdani said. This, my friends, was your movement, and it always will be."
"Cuomo has sought to cast Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblymember, as a naive candidate whose agenda would damage the city. In a radio interview Sunday morning, Cuomo argued that he is the real Democrat in the race while saying Mamdani's democratic socialism would result in an exodus of residents and businesses. The socialists want to take over the Democratic Party. That's what Bernie Sanders is all about. That's what AOC is all about, Cuomo said, adding, He wins, book airline tickets for Florida now."
Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters in Queens with high-profile backing from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Mamdani pledged to hire thousands of new teachers, renegotiate city contracts, freeze rent increases for 1 million rent-regulated apartments, build more affordable housing and provide universal child care. Early voting is underway ahead of the Nov. 4 mayoral election. Mamdani faces a contest with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Cuomo criticized Mamdani's democratic socialism and warned of resident and business exodus; Cuomo resigned as governor in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations he denies.
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