Andrew Cuomo is making inroads with New York City’s Muslim community — vowing to open the first Arabic language charter school, if elected mayor, The Post has learned.
The former governor, who is trailing front-runner Zohran Mamdani by at least 10 points in the latest polls, recently made the pledge to influential Sheikh Ibrahim Niass of the Ansarudeen Islamic Center in The Bronx.
“His willingness to support our efforts for an Arabic charter school is welcomed news,” Niass said.
Cuomo, running as an independent, has been stumping for votes in Muslim communities as he faces off against Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in the Nov. 4 election.
Mamdani would be the city’s first Muslim mayor, if elected, and has focused on turning out supporters i

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