Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that electing the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany.

Zohran Mamdani has rocketed from relative obscurity to become one of the top contenders in the New York City mayor's race. In a debate Thursday, he started catching heat for his place among the top of the heap.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani traded barbs and faced attacks from lower-polling opponents during the two-hour debate, as one rival — city Comptroller Brad Lander — made a final push to break into what polls show is a two-person race.