To Andrew Cuomo, his opponent for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is "just a shorter de Blasio."

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Andrew Cuomo called for expanding gifted and talented programs, criticizing Zohran Mamdani's plans to eliminate them

Cuomo got endorsed by the Asian Wave Alliance, a grassroots group that supports gifted and talented programs

Mamdani's campaign said he'd keep gifted programs for third graders only

According to Cuomo, the resemblance between the Democratic nominee for mayor and the former mayor is particularly striking when it comes to gifted and talented programs.

Mamdani announced this week he wants to get rid of the programs . Former Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to eliminate them.

"My opponent opposes the gifted talented programs, which is just like Mayor de Blasio," Cuomo

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