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NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani condemned “Islamophobic” attacks on his candidacy in an impassioned speech outside a Bronx mosque Friday, accusing his opponents of using “racist, baseless” attacks to undermine his front-runner status.
The NYC mayoral race frontrunner's emotional speech about Islamophobia comes a day before early voting begins.
The mayoral hopeful also spoke out in support of "those Muslims in this city who do not have the luxury of being the Democratic nominee."
Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo came under fire Thursday over his role in an exchange during which conservative talk show host Sid Rosenberg said Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim,
Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York mayor, pledged to further embrace his faith in response to growing attacks by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Eric Adams and Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa,
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
Mamdani spoke in emotional terms about the “indignities” long faced by the city’s Muslim population, choking back tears.
After opponent Andrew Cuomo signaled that Mamdani would celebrate another Sept. 11th terrorist attack, Mamdani slammed the remarks and embraced his faith in an emotional speech on Friday.
Andrew Cuomo told a business audience on Tuesday that he would try to take control of capital construction on the city’s subway system if elected mayor, a proposal that would come with significant financial and logistical challenges.