As early voting begins, Vice President JD Vance and business leaders press Curtis Sliwa to drop out and unite against socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran Mamdani has come under fire after a speech he delivered outside a Bronx mosque, in which he said he wanted to "speak to the memory of my aunt who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab.

While some critics decry Zhoaran Mamdani's vision for New York City as far-fetched, experts noted they build off progressive foundations laid by past policies.

Democratic frontrunner for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, offered a closing campaign message decrying Islamophobia. "To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity," he said. "I've carried these indignities with me each moment of this race,

“I’d go half-and-half,” Cuomo said, trying to appeal to both sides. Laughter erupted inside the room as Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa, the republican nominee in the debate, both threw their hands up.

If Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s mayor’s race next month, he would become the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in a century.

The mayoral hopeful also spoke out in support of "those Muslims in this city who do not have the luxury of being the Democratic nominee."

The advertisement aired during the Knicks season opener and featured an altered New York Knicks orange and blue logo that replaced the word “Knicks” in with “Zohran.”