Mamdani won’t take a side on housing ballot measures in mayoral debate

With Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa heckling him on stage, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani stuck to his refusal to take sides: “I have not yet taken a position,” he said. Mamdani was referring to three controversial housing-related ballot measures, which Cuomo supports and Sliwa opposes. During the second and final mayoral debate ahead of the general election on Wednesday, NY1’s Errol Louis asked Mamdani directly about the measures, which would consolidate the city’s land use process and weaken the City Council’s power over certain affordable housing projects.  Mamdani repeated a response he had previously given, that he appreciates that voters […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.