NEW YORK (WABC) -- Election Day is less than two weeks away and the candidates are working hard to get their message out to voters as the clock ticks closer to November 4.
In New York City, all eyes are on the race for mayor as frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa are making campaign appearances and headlines regularly.
Meanwhile, the race for the governor of New Jersey is heating up after a recent poll put Mikie Sherrill ahead of Jack Ciattarelli by five points.
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Curtis Sliwa has certainly made headlines over the last 40 years in the public spotlight.
From patrolling the subways as founder of the Guardian Angels to accusing John "Junior" Gotti of being behind a shooting that left him hospitalized.
But the biggest headline he is hoping to make is being elected the 111th mayor of New York.
CeFaan Kim profiles Sliwa, the Republican nominee for New York City mayor.
Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani took some of his political foes to task on Friday, calling out what he sees as surge in anti-Islamic rhetoric.
He gave a somber speech surrounded by members of a Bronx mosque a day after an exchange between Andrew Cuomo and WABC Radio host Sid Rosenberg.
It started when the former governor told conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg that Mamdani was not qualified to handle a crisis, like a second 9/11.
"He'd be cheering," Rosenberg said.
Cuomo didn't shut down the discussion, and some are finding fault in that.
The radio host took full responsibility on Friday, posting in part: "Leave Cuomo out of it."
Later Friday, Cuomo hugged several Jackson Heights imams before accusing Mamdani of dividing New Yorkers and playing the victim.
"What he is doing is the oldest dirtiest political trick in the book...divide people," Cuomo said. "Don't tell me New Yorkers are Islamophobic, they are not, they are not, don't disrespect New Yorkers."
Religion has played a role in this race.
Mamdani has been called anti-Semitic for his refusal to back Israel as a Jewish state and he's accused Cuomo, Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa of being anti-Muslim.
Mamdani is the first Muslim mayoral candidate in New York's history.
In the tight race for New Jersey governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli is holding a rally via a telephone line where President Donald Trump is set to call in his support for the candidate.
It will happen at 7 p.m. just hours before early voting starts.
In a post on X overnight, Ciattarelli wrote that the stakes of the election couldn't be any higher.
Trump endorsed Ciattarelli on social media, saying he's a winner who will drive energy costs to a new low.
His challenger, Democrat Mikie Sherrill, will campaign this weekend in Newark with former President Barack Obama.
Zohran Mamdani released the following statement after he was endorsed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries:
"This campaign has always been about bringing people together to improve the quality of life for every New Yorker.
I welcome Leader Jeffries' support and look forward to delivering a city government and building a Democratic Party relentlessly committed to our affordability agenda - and to fighting Trump's authoritarianism.
Our movement to turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas grows stronger by the day."
