Socialist Zohran Mamdani skirted tough questions and offered few specifics as he smoothly swatted off a barrage of attacks from ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a heated first general mayoral election debate Thursday.
Zohran Mamdani dodges attacks, straight answers — and can’t say how he’ll pay for socialist proposals in heated NYC mayoral debate
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October 17, 2025
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