Andrew Cuomo is set to unleash a barrage of attacks on Zohran Mamdani during the first mayoral debate of the New York City general election Thursday — as the political veteran tries to catch up to the front-runner.

Zohran Mamdani was pushed to provide specifics about his plans if he’s elected mayor of New York City in the campaign’s first fall debate, hammered by his two older rivals who painted him as unprepared and accused him of selling the city’s residents a fantasy.

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to major American cities loomed large over Thursday night’s New York City mayoral debate.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools’ guidelines

A man from Georgia has been arrested in connection to a string of New York City rape cases from the 1990s. Michael Benjamin, 57, is accused of raping five women in Queens between 1995 and 1997. Authorities say DNA testing led to a break in the decades-old investigation.

New Fox News survey shows Zohran Mamdani maintaining 21-point lead over Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayoral race as voters favor him on crime and housing issues.