Mamdani's one-bedroom is at the center of a debate about the cost of living, and whether his focus on affordability rings hollow.

Mayoral candidate Andrew M. Cuomo is criticizing front-runner Zohran Mamdani for living in a one-bedroom rent-stabilized apartment for $2,300 a month, calling on him "to move out immediately and give your affordable housing back to an unhoused family."

President Trump tour. The Democratic socialist on Tuesday again spent a stop on his weeklong “Five Boroughs Against Trump” tour instead bashing his mayoral election rival Andrew Cuomo — calling the pugilistic ex-gov “petty” amid their escalating spat over Mamdani’s $2,