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He always refers to the frontrunner as "disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo," name and disparaging title melded easily by Mamdani's coolly assertive cadence.

Only a bold vision in sharp relief with corporate-friendly austerity politics, he argues, can bring a political behemoth like Cuomo back down to street level.

If there is any New York politician more reviled by progressives than Cuomo, it’s incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, now running for re-election as an independent, apparently feeling vindicated after narrowly escaping a corruption trial.

Mamdani’s also running on a platform that has captured online attention and helped propel him to being the most visible alternative to Cuomo or Adams.

Lest any disillusioned Adams supporters turn to Cuomo hoping for a savior, Mamdani added that the former governor, now feeling remorse over approving a popular tenant protection bill written by the state legislature in 2019, will be no better.