Three candidates for New York City mayor will square off on Thursday in the first of two general election debates ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
The candidates — Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani of Queens, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa — are vying to replace Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped his re-election bid last month amid sagging support.
New York’s mayor is in charge of a budget that tops $100 billion, and runs America’s largest school system, with nearly one million students, and biggest municipal police department, with around 33,000 officers.
Here’s what to know about the candidates and their platforms:
Zohran Mamdani
Mr. Mamdani, 33, is the Democratic nominee and the race’s front-runner. A democratic socialist and a State Assembly member from Queens, he was virtually unknown when he entered the race about a year ago.
Running a campaign centered on the city’s affordability crisi
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