The mayoral campaign for disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo posted then quickly deleted a racist AI-generated ad targeting Zohran Mamdani ahead of the final New York City mayoral debate on Wednesday.

The bizarre two-minute ad — released as campaigns make their final push before the election next month — takes aim at Mamdani’s public safety plans. It is riddled with anti-Black caricatures, racism, and misinformation about Mamdani’s platform, which includes establishing a department of community safety that would shift responsibilities like intervention in mental health crises away from police.

The ad features AI-generated “criminals” who support Mamdani because he would let them off without consequences if he were mayor — which is both a misrepresentation of Mamdani’s platform a

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