Former governor Andrew Cuomo has criticized mayoral rival Zohran Mamdani for allegedly living in a rent-stabilized apartment while earning a more than six-figure income.

New York, NY – A new HarrisX poll finds the 2025 New York City mayoral general election shaping up as a close contest, with Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani running neck-and-neck with former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a four-way race — while outperforming Mayor Eric Adams in head-to-head matchups.

The former governor’s post, written on X on Friday, reflected how he has adopted a stance of more aggressive, personal jabs.

On Friday, Andrew Cuomo slammed Zohran Mamdani for living in a rent-stabilized apartment, invoking both his wife and parents and suggesting his choice to remain in that apartment is causing someone else to be homeless.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is a “rich person” hogging affordable housing from homeless New Yorkers — and it’s “time to move out,” ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote in a scathing social media post. Cuomo unleashed his tirade on X Friday alongside a video of the left nominee and frontrunner for City Hall openly admitting he pays $2,