Mamdani breaks a sweat, fails to give specifics as Cuomo, Sliwa repeatedly pin him into a corner during fiery NYC mayoral debate

Front-runner Zohran Mamdani broke a sweat – literally – during a knock-down-drag-out final mayoral debate Wednesday as a fired-up Andrew Cuomo repeatedly pressed him to “quit acting” and deliver straight answers.The normally smooth-talking socialist was repeatedly pinned into a corner by the unlikely tag team of Cuomo, the ex-governor running as an independent, and GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa, who labeled Mamdani’s policy proposals “fantasy.”Seizing the last opportunity to cut Mamdani down to size — with 13 days to go before the Nov.4 election — the thirsty rivals wouldn’t let any of the Democratic nominee’s non-answers slide off the LaGuardia Community College stage. “Don’t be a politician,” Sliwa taunted when Mamdani tried to dodge giving his opinion about important ballot proposals, mousily saying he was “appreciative that those measures will be on the ballot.”“Oh, what a shocker,” Cuomo sniped, before mocking the front-runner with a talking hands gesture.A visibly sweaty Mamdani also steered clear of straightforward answers when pressed on:The Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em-esque debate hosted by Spectrum NY1 wasn’t a complete wash for Mamdani, as much of it boiled down to whether the 34-year-old Queens assemblyman’s lack of experience was worse than Cuomo’s arguably bad record as a three-term governor.Cuomo, 67, appeared stronger than his hectoring and defensive performance during the first debate last week.He came out swinging with boasts about delivering a well-regarded redesign of LaGuardia Airport and the long-awaited Second Avenue subway’s first leg as governor, while colorfully contending he could stand toe-to-toe with a “hyper-aggressive” President Trump if elected — unlike the upstart Mamdani.“He thinks he’s a kid and he’s going to knock him on his tuchus,” Cuomo said about Trump’s assessment of Mamdani, whom the president has dubbed “my little communist.” Mamdani looked shocked several times as Cuo...