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In the final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is experiencing a surge in support, despite facing intense criticism from former Governor Andrew Cuomo and outgoing Mayor Eric Adams. Their attacks, which many have labeled Islamophobic and divisive, appear to be backfiring, bolstering Mamdani’s position as the progressive candidate of choice.
Cuomo, a centrist who resigned as governor in 2021 following a sexual harassment scandal, has positioned himself as the sole candidate capable of defeating Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblymember who stunned the political establishment by decisively beating the former governor in the June primary