Overview

• He looked into the camera to tell President Trump he would not govern like Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo and said he is ready to work with the White House to lower living costs.
• He centered his platform on affordability, touting free buses, universal childcare and rent protections funded by higher taxes on the wealthiest, saying service cuts are unnecessary.
• He offered a public apology to rank-and-file NYPD officers for past remarks and said he wants to work with officers who risk their lives daily.
• He declined to say Hamas should disarm, stressed that all parties must follow international law, said it is too early to credit Trump for the ceasefire, and reaffirmed he would seek to uphold ICC warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu.
• He enters tonight’s first general-election debate against Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa as the polling leader, with a recent Quinnipiac survey showing a double-digit advantage.