Cuomo, the front-runner in the mayoral race, was criticized for actions during the pandemic and allegations of sexual harassment of state workers.

Andrew Cuomo faced a two-hour pile-on Wednesday as eight other Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for New York City mayor spent their first debate attempting to knock the former governor off his perch.

Nine mayoral candidates will square off tonight in the first televised debate of the rollercoaster Democratic primary — the best opportunity yet for frontrunner Andrew Cuomo’s opponents to break his vice-like grip over the lead in public polling.