Tag: political-scandals

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo and Mamdani come under fire in final debate ahead of primary

Cuomo, Mamdani and Lander speak at debate in mayor's race

Jun. 12, 2025 By Adam Daly In a fiery and combative final Democratic mayoral debate Thursday night, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani were the main sparring partners. However, Cuomo took more attacks from rivals who zeroed in on his past governance, labor issues, and legal scandals in an effort…

Editorial | Amid Santos and Ardila scandals, the constituents deserve better

Mar. 17, 2023 By amNY News As if the saga of George Santos wasn’t bad enough for New York politics, along came Assembly Member Juan Ardila. The freshman lawmaker was exposed last week in several published reports for sexually assaulting two women during a party at Fordham University in Manhattan nearly eight years ago. …