A dig at Zoran Mamdani, an assemblyman from Queens who is gaining traction, especially among younger voters. He's also gaining alliances today from candidate Michael Blake in the Bronx. I'm continuing to ask my voters to rank me first and very clearly asking for my voters to rank Zoron as their number two. City Comptroller Brad Lander did the same for Mamdani on Friday. And today Lander took aim at Cuomo for his handling of nursing home residents. (01:18–01:26)

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Asserts that Michael Blake is asking his voters to rank Zoran Mamdani as their second choice.

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Michael Blake: “I'm continuing to ask my voters to rank me first and very…”