The two candidates, along with Republican Curtis Sliwa, faced off three days before early voting kicks off and with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

The knives came out during Wednesday night's second and final New York City mayoral debate.

New York City's mayoral candidates clashed over past scandals during Wednesday's debate, including Cuomo's sexual harassment allegations and Mamdani's alleged ties radical politics

The candidates faced off in a final mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens.

In a podcast interview that went viral over the weekend, Sliwa insisted he would stay in the mayoral contest. He took populist shots at the wealthy people trying to get him out and took direct aim at the claim Cuomo needs him to quit in order to win.

Democratic nominee and proud socialist Zohran Mamdani will look to maintain his lead on Wednesday as he squares off against Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the final New York City mayoral debate with just under two weeks before voters head to the polls.

Independent New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo predicted President Trump will make short work of Zohran Mamdani if elected mayor, saying he will “knock him on his tuchas.” (Credit: Spectrum

Eric Adams promised to be a crypto mayor back in 2021. Andrew Cuomo’s new proposal could be taking a shot at that title.

Front-runner Zohran Mamdani broke a sweat – literally – during a knock-down-drag-out final mayoral debate Wednesday as a fired-up Andrew Cuomo repeatedly pressed him to “quit acting” and deliver

Several prominent New York Democrats have thus far declined to announce their picks in the high-profile campaign.

Andrew Cuomo attacked Zohran Mamdani after 650 rabbis said Mr. Mamdani’s election would threaten Jews’ safety. Mr. Mamdani said he was being criticized because he could become the city’s first Muslim mayor.