New York Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, who is on the verge of securing the Democratic Party ’s nomination in New York City’s mayoral race, on Thursday addressed the shade Eric Adams threw at him over his nails, accusing the incumbent mayor of “trying to distract from his own record.”

New York City's Mayor Eric Adams, who won as a Democrat in his first mayoral bid in 2021, launched his reelection campaign on Thursday as an independent, after the surprise victory of progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary earlier this week.