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Mamdani Confirms Plan to Keep NYPD Chief as Final NYC Mayoral Debate Turns Chaotic

The front‑runner faced sharpened attacks on experience as early voting nears.

Andrew Cuomo gestures towards Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22: Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani participate in a second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, on October 22, 2025 in New York City. With less than two weeks left until New Yorkers go to the polls, mayoral candidates are set to make their closing arguments in a final debate. (Photo by Hiroko Masuike-Pool/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22: (L-R) Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, participate in a second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, on October 22, 2025 in New York City. With less than two weeks left until New Yorkers go to the polls, mayoral candidates are set to make their closing arguments in a final debate. (Photo by Hiroko Masuike-Pool/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The 90‑minute NY1/WNYC/The City debate in Queens devolved into shouting as Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani clashed over experience and record.
  • Mamdani confirmed he would ask Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to remain if elected, and both Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa said they would also keep her.
  • All three candidates criticized a federal ICE raid in Manhattan’s Chinatown that resulted in nine arrests, calling the operation an overstep.
  • Cuomo and Sliwa pressed accusations tied to Israel‑Palestine, citing a letter from more than 650 rabbis, while Mamdani rejected the claims, denied ever endorsing “global jihad,” and pledged to protect Jewish New Yorkers.
  • Sliwa refused mounting calls to drop out following a combative WABC interview in which he said he now has armed security and alleged pressure from wealthy figures to exit the race.