"With Mayor Eric Adams now out of the campaign picture, Democratic nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and rival former Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasted little time in laying into one another on Monday. Adams' long-anticipated move to abandon his reelection campaign on Sunday could benefit Cuomo, but it may not significantly alter the race dynamic, as Republican nominee and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa remains a factor and could draw moderate, independent and centrist Republican votes away from both candidates."
"Mamdani went after Cuomo during an Upper Manhattan news conference on Sept. 29, taking him to task for slashing a state housing assistance program for homeless New Yorkers known as Advantage when he was governor in 2011. The Democratic nominee hosted the event with Kasha Phillips-Lewis, a local tenant who stated that she lost her housing after Cuomo implemented the Advantage cuts and suffered for years thereafter."
"It's not just about who's on the ballot, it's about what's on the ballot, and what we see still on that ballot, showcased by Andrew Cuomo, is a record of broken promises, a record of disgrace, Mamdani said. The lawmaker characterized Cuomo's $65 million cut to Advantage as a decision he made so he would have to avoid taxing his rich donors[and] led to what we are now seeing as a spike in homelessness."
Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the mayoral race, leaving Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to clash publicly. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa remains a factor who could attract moderate, independent and centrist Republican voters. Mamdani criticized Cuomo for cutting $65 million from the Advantage housing assistance program in 2011, hosting Kasha Phillips-Lewis, a tenant who said she lost housing after the cuts. Mamdani linked the Advantage reduction to a spike in city homelessness. Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi described the 2011 cuts as ancient history and minimized their relevance. Adams' exit increases pressure on Mamdani to campaign more aggressively against Cuomo.
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