Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s odds of winning the 2025 New York mayoral election in November took a knock after his televised debate on Thursday night against independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa,

The two rivals were joined on stage by Republican Curtis Sliwa weeks ahead of the multi-way general election to lead the nation's largest city.

Three candidates have qualified for tonight's debate - state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa - the founder of crime-fighting volunteer group the Guardian Angels. Mamdani is leading by double digits according to several pre-election polls. Cuomo reignited his campaign as an independent.

Here are five takeaways from the first of two general election debates: The young assemblymember reminded debate viewers why a 33-year-old democratic socialist is on the cusp of becoming mayor of New York City — he’s a great communicator.

The New York City mayoral general election debate came and went, with three candidates looking to make a big impression in the leadup to Election Day. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa faced off.

The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships.

The Democratic Virginia attorney general candidate said he was "ashamed" and "embarrassed" about his controversial text messages.

Republican incumbent Jason Miyares seized on Jay Jones’ violent rhetoric and past controversies, with social media reaction largely favoring Miyares’ performance.