NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo is demanding that his opponent in New York City’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, vacate his rent stabilized apartment, while pushing a longshot proposal that would bar other middle-class renters from accessing much of the city’s housing.

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.

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has stepped up his attacks on State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in November’s New York City mayoral election, accusing him of occupying a government-regulated apartment despite his high income.