"New York City's three mayoral contenders had a fiery debate on Wednesday night in their final televised face-off less than two weeks before voters decide the city's next leader on 4 November. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa participated in a tense and often chaotic discussion. The current mayor, Eric Adams, who dropped out of the race weeks earlier, once again did not attend."
"Beginning with the topic of ICE raids in New York, Cuomo said federal immigration agents should not focus on quality-of-life offenses like street vending, calling those a police matter. He added he would have personally called Donald Trump to rein in ICE. Sliwa countered that, unlike Cuomo and Mamdani, he would negotiate with Donald Trump and try to get the best deal possible. Mamdani hit back, calling Cuomo Donald Trump's puppet."
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa faced off in a tense televised debate less than two weeks before the mayoral election. Sliwa framed the race as 'us versus them' and faced pressure from Cuomo allies to withdraw to consolidate anti-Mamdani votes. Mamdani accused his rivals of urging dropouts instead of proposing new ideas and outlined plans for the city's future. Debate topics included ICE raids, with Cuomo saying federal agents should not target quality-of-life offenses and that he would have called Donald Trump to rein in ICE; Sliwa said he would negotiate directly with Trump. Candidates also sparred over the city's homeless student crisis and competing policy claims.
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