At his campaign launch Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams had some tough words about the man coming for his job, presumptive Democratic challenger Zohran Mamdani. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff caught up with Mamdani to get his reaction to what his critics have been saying since his surprising primary performance.

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a warning for New York city mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee who defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo in last week's primary and sent shockwaves throughout the national political establishment.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson (D) on Sunday compared Zohran Mamdani’s success as the city’s Democratic mayoral candidate to the political rise of President Trump a decade prior. “The support that Mamdani is receiving