Over 95 minutes Wednesday at the final debate of this year’s New York City mayoral race, candidates Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sought to dampen the double-digit lead of front-runner Zohran Mamdani as New Yorkers prepare to begin voting this weekend.

Cuomo, 67, and Sliwa, 71, teamed up to attack Mamdani, 34, particularly as Mamdani dodged attempts by opponents and moderators to pin him down about issues on which he has refused to take positions, including a pro-development housing initiative also on the ballot .

"Oh, shocker!" Cuomo said. "Again and again and again."

"Zohran is a great actor. He missed his calling,” said Cuomo, who mocked Mamdani, raising both hands to pantomime blah-blah-blah that Mamdani is a naive upstart making specious promises.

Sliwa joined in but criticiz

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