The attacks in the New York City mayor’s race may have veered into the personal, but they also reflected a larger debate on who should benefit from government regulation of housing costs.

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani.

President Trump tour. The Democratic socialist on Tuesday again spent a stop on his weeklong “Five Boroughs Against Trump” tour instead bashing his mayoral election rival Andrew Cuomo — calling the pugilistic ex-gov “petty” amid their escalating spat over Mamdani’s $2,