Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa Meet in First General Election Debate: Live Updates

Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa Meet in First General Election Debate: Live Updates

An assemblymember, a former governor and Guardian Angels founder walk onto a debate stage. Follow along for the latest updates.

With just weeks to go until Election Day, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa are set to meet for the first mayoral debate of the general election Thursday night at WNBC’s studios in 30 Rockefeller Center.

The face-off comes amid weeks of steady polling favoring Mamdani as the frontrunner as Cuomo and Sliwa continue to make their case to the voters that they’re the candidate best suited to defeat the assemblymember.

According to David Freedlander,

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 ahead of Election Day.

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New York Magazine New York Magazine — 2025-10-17

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