Andrew Cuomo didn’t call Zohran Mamdani to congratulate him Tuesday night, while Mamdani started his mayoral victory speech by slamming his vanquished opponent — two unusual moments that capped off a deeply bitter and at times personal feud between the two men that consumed the final stretch of the race for City Hall.

At a Wednesday morning press conference where he announced his transition team leadership, Mamdani told reporters he never heard from Cuomo after his win became official around 9:45 p.m. It’s standard for the losing candidate in a mayoral race to phone the winner to offer well wishes after the election has been called.

Asked if that rubbed him the wrong way, Mamdani said he’s not focusing on “the candidates of this past election,” but noted he did get a concession call fr

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