Cuomo, Mamdani, Sliwa face off in NYC mayoral debate
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Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa will face off again next week for a final showdown ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was attacked by his opponents Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani during a New York City mayoral debate on Thursday.
During a fiery debate on Wednesday night, the top three New York City mayoral candidates sparred over who has the right sort of experience to lead the city and how they would approach dealing with President Donald Trump.
Mamdani repeated his campaign promise to raise taxes on the wealthy 1% to provide more free services to New Yorkers. Cuomo says tax hikes will cause people to "flee" to Florida, Sliwa agreed. When Mamdani won the Democratic primary last June, it sparked an outpouring of alarm among the city’s business class.