The three leading candidates in New York City‘s 2025 mayoral race — Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, and independent Andrew Cuomo — participated in a debate hosted by WNBC-TV, Telemundo, and Politico. They debated numerous topics, including qualifications to be mayor, their opinion on the activation of the National Guard in American cities, the Israel-Hamas war, and policing protests.