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.”

Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory over a wounded, but still perhaps formidable Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.