Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa met for the first mayoral debate of the general election.
With just weeks to go until Election Day, the debate was held at WNBC’s studios in 30 Rockefeller Center, amid steady polling favoring Mamdani as the frontrunner.
Freezing the rent is the plank of Mamdani’s platform that many policy experts thought to be the most achievable.
Author's summary: Candidates debate for the mayoral election.