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There has been no honeymoon for Zohran Mamdani since the front-runner in New York City's mayoral race returned to the campaign trail after his wedding celebration in Uganda last month.

Even before his return flight landed at JFK Airport, Mamdani faced a weeklong interrogation of his public safety policies following a mass shooting. Mamdani’s most viable challenger, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, followed that with a provocative debate over whether the assemblymember from Queens should be allowed to live

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