Cuomo and others have criticized Mamdani for appearing with Hasan Piker, who made 2019 comments that "America deserved 9/11." Mamdani has previously disavowed the comments.

Stephen Colbert gave a special shout out to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after the latter not only defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, but also the billionaires that had their k

Debra Messing, who has publicly supported Cuomo, has been criticized for sharing Islamophobic posts about New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced off for the future of the New York City and the direction of the Democratic Party in a contentious mayoral race.

New York’s financial elite has offered cautious support to Zohran Mamdani after the democratic socialist won the city’s mayoral election in a race that brought voters to the polls in huge numbers. Many on Wall Street have viewed the 34-year-old Queens assemblyman with suspicion for his criticism of the city’s moneyed class and his pledge to impose additional income tax on salaries over $1mn.