"Get this axe and you make him – two," one mobster allegedly threatened an extortion victim.

Socialist Zohran Mamdani skirted tough questions and offered few specifics as he smoothly swatted off a barrage of attacks from ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a heated first general mayoral election debate Thursday.

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was quick out of the gate to contrast Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s lack of experience with his decades in politics.

Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday embraced the controversial state law shrinking New York City public school classroom sizes — unveiling a $12 million-plan to hire 1,000 new teachers a year. The Democratic nominee’s proposal would provide prospective teachers with $12,000 a year in tuition assistance in exchange for a commitment to work in the...