Zohran Mamdani is one of nine Democratic primary candidates who have qualified to participate in a live debate hosted by NBC New York, Telemundo 47 and Politico New York on Wednesday night. Here’s a brief bit on Mamdani’s background.

Things are heating up in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.With three weeks to go until the election, leading contenders Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani have targets on their backs.As CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports,

With three weeks to go until New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, things are starting to heat up. As CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer explains, the leading contenders – Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani – have targets on their backs.