The two top candidates for New York City Comptroller faced off Thursday evening for a debate that was laden with questions about the fiscal threat posed by President Donald Trump. The dueling Democratic officials — City council member Justin Brannan and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine — showed little daylight between their positions aside from delivery style.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race. His critics say his mayoralty would be similar to a second term for the incumbent, Eric Adams.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic,

It’s no real surprise that Andrew Cuomo has shifted markedly left as he runs for mayor — since that simply continues the turn he took as governor.

The co-founder of Netflix and the chief executive of New York’s largest health care provider are among the latest business titans to pour money into a super PAC boosting Andrew Cuomo’s

Plus: the candidates for New York City mayor hit the campaign trail with just four weeks to go until the Democratic primary.

Two large New York City-based lobbying outfits are providing staff — sometimes for free — to the frontrunner’s bid.