In New York City, all eyes are on the race for mayor as frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa are making campaign appearances and headlines regularly. Meanwhile, the race for the governor of New Jersey is heating up between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli.

The first New York City mayoral general election debate will take place on Thursday evening. It will feature Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and perennial Republican Curtis Sliwa.

NYC mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa faced off in their final debate of the 2025 general election.

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani remains the front-runner and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is trying to catch him, while Curtis Sliwa refuses to be forced from the race. More than 220,000 ballots have already been cast.

New York City’s mayoral candidates are set to meet for their final debate. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa will take the stage again Wednesday night for the second and last debate before the city picks its next mayor.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is one of nine Democratic primary candidates running for NYC mayor who have qualified to participate in a live debate hosted by NBC New York, Telemundo 47 and Politico New York on Wednesday night. Here’s a bit on Cuomo’s ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, was put on the defensive as his rivals, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, sought to siphon some of his support in their last meeting before early voting begins.