As election day creeps closer in a mayoral race that New York Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani is heavily favored to win, critics to his left are voicing concerns over his flirtation with the political mainstream. Detractors have balked at Mamdani’s decision to apologize for his past criticisms of the New York Police Department, questioned whether he’s really a socialist prepared to take on corporate power , and mused that — maybe — he’s a closet Zionist .

The critiques almost perfectly contradict the flack Mamdani has gotten from the political establishment to his right, long considered the biggest barrier in the Queens assembly member’s path to Gracie Mansion. His closest competitor, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, attacked Mamdani in a debate Thursday night on the grounds

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