From left, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate and Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate, participate in a second mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in the Queens borough of New York. (The New York Times)

Zohran Mamdani’s rivals for New York City mayor slugged, prodded and pried into his resume and his ambitious campaign plans Wednesday night, using the contest’s final debate to try to knock the front-runner off his game and siphon some of his support.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, repeatedly put Mamdani on the defensive by highlighting his history of criticizing Israel, his plans to overhaul policing and his avoidance of taking positions on key ballot questions.

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