With less than two weeks until Election Day in New York City, Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa faced off last night for a final debate. Election day in New York City is Nov. 4.
The night had numerous big moments, one of which came as Cuomo criticized Mamdani, calling him untested and unqualified.
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“You have never had a job, you’ve never accomplished anything. There’s no reason to believe you have any merit or qualification for eight and a half million lives. You don’t know how to run a government,” Cuomo said.
Sexual harassment accusations
But the night’s biggest moment came when Mamdani fired back, telling Cuomo that one of his sexual harassment accusers, Charlotte Bennett, was in the audience.
The audience gasped, then cheered.
“One of those women, Charlotte Bennett, is in the audience this evening,” Mamdani said. “You sought to access her private gynecological records. She cannot speak up because you lodged a defamation case against her. I, however, can speak. What do you say to the 13 women that you sexually harassed?”
Cuomo defended himself by saying that several district attorneys reviewed the allegations and dismissed the cases. Then he attempted to shift focus to foreign policy.
Debating Trump
On substance, both men agreed that ICE has no place in New York City, but were split on how to deal with Trump.
Cuomo said he would confront the president, while Mamdani claimed Trump wanted Cuomo to win.
Sliwa argued that you can’t beat Trump but instead negotiate with him.
