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On the eve of early voting in New York City, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani accused independent candidate Andrew Cuomo of “Islamophobic rhetoric” after the former governor joined a radio show where the host speculated that Mamdani would be “cheering” if New York City faced another 9/11-style attack.

Outside the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx on Friday afternoon, Mamdani seized on the latest campaign trail controversy as an opportunity to condemn what his campaign described as the “renewed wave of Islamophobic rhetoric and fear-mongering.”

“While my opponents in this race have brought hatred to the forefront, this is just a glimpse of what so many have to endure every day across the city,” Mamdani said. “And while it would be e

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