Personal attacks rather than policy: key takeaways from New York’s final mayoral debate

Candidates jockeyed for advantage during debate, but were unlikely to change voters' minds before election day

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and current frontrunner for New York City mayor, faced off with Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor now running as an independent, and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, at the second and final New York mayoral election debate on Wednesday night.

Here are some key takeaways from the evening.