Three candidates have qualified for tonight's debate - state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa - the founder of crime-fighting volunteer group the Guardian Angels. Mamdani is leading by double digits according to several pre-election polls. Cuomo reignited his campaign as an independent.
In New York City, all eyes are on the race for mayor as frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa are making campaign appearances and headlines regularly.
The Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in favor of a law passed by Democrats that would align more elections with the presidential race.