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The nation’s biggest city will pick its next mayor on Tuesday in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist who jolted the party with his victory in the New York City primary in June,
Miles Teller portrayed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the “Saturday Night Live” cold open, which poked fun at the New York City mayoral debate. “You all know me. I got us through COVID and then yada yada yada,
From left, Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani participate in a second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
Jewish voters have long reliably supported Democrats, and Mamdani won the Democratic primary, but concerns about rising antisemitism and Mamdani’s sharp criticisms of Israel have opened up a generational split.
The Empire State is thrust into the gerrymandering debate as a lawsuit filed by some New York voters look to redraw district maps.
Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo, the three candidates in New York City’s mayoral race, clashed during the final NYC mayoral debate last week. As Cornell voters prepared to cast their ballots on Nov. 4, students from New York City expressed mixed reactions to the arguments made onstage and the candidates' campaigns.