NYC mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off tonight in their first debate of the general election.

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New York City’s mayoral candidates have duked it out in their first general election debate, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city’s education system.

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa tried to blunt Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s momentum during a highly contentious first general election debate Thursday evening.

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo lobbed attacks at each other during the first of two general election debates in the New York City mayoral race on

With Mamdani leading in polls, NYC’s mayoral race heads into a key debate against rivals Cuomo and Sliwa as enthusiasm builds for his bid.

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over serious topics like the Israel-Hamas war and President Trump, and more curious subjects like parade attendance.

Andrew Cuomo was the main punching bag at Thursday’s first general election mayoral debate, with Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa repeatedly

The debate about local services and controversial plans to close libraries and leisure centres in Caerphilly is a tricky one for Labour, after the Labour-run local council proposed closures - only for Labour candidate Richard Tunnicliffe campaign to keep them open.