[Source](https://www.theblaze.com/news/nyc-mayor-debate-mamdani-cuomo) > The three major candidates for New York City's mayor's office debated each other on Thursday in a heated exchange that lasted two hours and covered many of the most important issues plaguing the Big Apple. > Former Democrat New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, hammered away at Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdami as an extremist who is unprepared and inexperienced, while Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa came at both from the right and tried to claw away more time and attention.