New York votes in mayoral primary as Cuomo seeks comeback

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00:00it's an unusual mayoral race in new york city after incumbent mayor eric adams announced

00:06he'll run as an independent the democratic primary is narrowing to two very different candidates

00:12former governor andrew cuomo resigned just four years ago after multiple women accused him of

00:19sexual harassment and faced sharp criticism for his handling of the covid pandemic now he's

00:26staging a comeback he says he wants to make new york more affordable and hire thousands more police

00:34officers more nypd mta police state police whatever is necessary to make our subway safe 24 hours a day

00:45cuomo's main rival is zoran mamdani a 33 year old democratic socialist and relative newcomer to

00:54city politics the most progressive candidate in the race mamdani wants to freeze rent make public

01:01buses free and open city-run supermarkets every politician says new york is the greatest city on

01:09the globe but what good is that if no one can afford to live here but local issues aren't the only focus

01:17this year the israel-palestine conflict has taken center stage mamdani is an outspoken supporter of

01:24palestine a stance that might have sunk his chances with a divided jewish population one of the largest

01:32outside of israel but the war in gaza has shifted the landscape energizing many voters cuomo has seized

01:40the moment painting mandani as extreme and himself as a defender against anti-semitism polls show that

01:48cuomo is the favorite to win but mandani is gaining ground fast now trailing by just a few points

01:56the winner will go on to face eric adams and republican curtis sliva in november

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