Overview
- At a Bronx mosque, Andrew Cuomo shared video challenging a Mamdani supporter and asserted the candidate’s approach would legalize prostitution and the drug trade.
- Pressed Monday, Zohran Mamdani said he has never supported legalizing prostitution, stressing a public-safety goal and citing Bill de Blasio’s model without offering specifics.
- Legislative records show Mamdani co-sponsors Cecilia’s Law, which would remove criminal penalties for sex workers, buyers, and managers while protecting minors and trafficking victims.
- An alternative bill, the Sex Trade Survivors Justice and Equality Act, would decriminalize only sex workers, underscoring the divide over how far to roll back penalties.
- Eric Adams has criticized Mamdani’s past support for decriminalization and framed it as conflicting with religious teachings and harmful to women.