Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani on Friday accused ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his other opponents of stoking Islamophobia — after fielding repeated attacks branding him antisemitic over his

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.

The candidates faced off in a final mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens.

The two candidates, along with Republican Curtis Sliwa, faced off three days before early voting kicks off and with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

This New York City deli is on a roll. A Queens shop unveiled “The Curtis Sliwa Hero” this week — with ingredients as spicy as the Republican mayoral nominee himself — but sandwiches named after his election opponents would be far less delectable,