Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani (AP/Reuters)
Some, including GOP opponent Curtis Sliwa, called him a hypocrite for calling to defund the police for everyday New Yorkers in the past while employing tight security at his overseas wedding celebration.
Cuomo’s post alluded to Mamdani’s strident support for BDS and sanctions against Israel. which Mamdani has promoted dating back to his college days and has stood by on the campaign trail.
Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor and an independent candidate for New York City mayor, attends the funeral of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam at Parkchester Jame Masjid July 31, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
"Queer and trans people across the United States are facing an increasingly hostile political environment," Mamdani's campaign website states.
"New York City must be a refuge for LGBTQIA+ people, but private institutions in our own city have already started capitulating to Trump’s assault on trans rights. Meanwhile, the cost of living crisis confronting working class people across the city hits the LGBTQIA+ community particularly hard, with higher rates of unemployment and homelessness than the rest of the city.
"The Mamdani administration will protect LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers by expanding and protecting gender-affirming care citywide, making NYC an LGBTQIA+ sanctuary city, and creating the Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs."
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