As the New York City mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the candidates appeared at a forum at Queens College and at a soccer tournament in Coney Island. Source: New York Times
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Cuomo Tries to Tie Mamdani to Muslim Leader’s Anti-Gay Stance
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2025
Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters. Source: New York Times
7 Takeaways From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over serious topics like the Israel-Hamas war and President Trump, and more curious subjects like parade attendance. Source: New York Times
On Fox News, Mamdani Speaks Directly to Trump: I Won’t Be a Mayor Like Adams
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, defended his positions while parrying questions about the Israel-Gaza war. Source: New York Times
Letitia James and Zohran Mamdani Unite to Fight Trump
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2025
Ms. James, in her first public appearance since her federal indictment, said that she and Mr. Mamdani knew what it was like to be threatened and harassed. Source: New York Times
For Mamdani and James, Twin Targets of Trump, a Political Bond Deepens
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, and Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, have a kinship shaped in part by their shared opposition to the president. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Maintains 13-Point Lead as Cuomo Gains Ground After Adams’s Exit
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2025
While former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo benefited from Mayor Eric Adams’s departure, Zohran Mamdani still enjoyed a sizable lead in the Quinnipiac University poll. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Rides Slow Bus to ‘Fast and Free’ Buses Event
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate in the race to be New York City’s next mayor, held a campaign event on a bus that crawled across Midtown Manhattan to highlight a signature proposal. Source: New York Times
How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2025
As Mr. Mamdani seeks to reassure New York City he is open to compromise, his views on Israel and Palestinians have been the biggest exception. Source: New York Times
Oct. 7 Anniversary Arrives During Heated Final Stretch of Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2025
Both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo planned to attend events marking the anniversary of the Hamas attacks and honoring the victims. Source: New York Times
The Next Leader of a Key N.Y.C. Business Group? He’s From New Jersey.
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2025
Steven Fulop, the mayor of Jersey City, will take over as the head of the Partnership for New York City. Kathryn Wylde, a city power broker, has held the position for decades. Source: New York Times
In Ashes of Amazon Fight, Tensions Emerge in Huge Bet on N.Y.C. Housing
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2025
Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build headquarters for Amazon in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Is More Foe Than Friend in the Suburbs, Even Among Democrats
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2025
Just outside New York City, Republicans are using Zohran Mamdani as an attack line for the 2026 midterms, much as they vilified the city in 2022. Source: New York Times
With Adams Out, Cuomo Reports Rush in Donations but Still Trails Mamdani
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2025
As the New York City mayor’s race enters its final phase, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo hopes to capitalize on Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to end his campaign. Source: New York Times
A.I. and a Riff on ‘The Bachelor’? N.Y.C. Mayoral Ads Get Creative.
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa are now all running television ads in the critical race for New York City mayor, hoping to sway voters with less than five weeks to go. Source: New York Times