New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa find common ground rejecting billionaire influence despite their contentious campaign rivalry.

Dov Hikind shifts his NYC mayoral endorsement to Andrew Cuomo, warning that Zohran Mamdani’s policies could lead to disaster for the city. Former New York State assemblyman Dov Hikind switched his New York City mayoral race endorsement from Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa to former NY governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday,

Sliwa and Cuomo blasted Mamdani on his inexperience and crime policies but largely failed to deal decisive blows.

“I’m in it to win it,” Sliwa, donning his trademark red beret, told reporters during morning rush hour on Oct. 21, outside a subway station near his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. His wife stood by him as straphangers both jeered and applauded.

Encircled by faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani speaks in emotional terms about the 'indignities' long faced by the city’s Muslim population.

The New York Post Editorial Board on Monday called for Republican Curtis Sliwa to drop out of the city's mayoral race in hopes of stopping socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.

From left, Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani participate in a second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.

The candidates faced off in a final mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens.

NYC mayoral candidates Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa ramp up campaigns. Early voting turnout surges, with Mamdani leading in polls. Key issues include affordability and public safety. Election Day is Tuesday (November 4).