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Election Day Begins in NYC After Record Early Voting in Three-Way Mayoral Race

Analysts say a younger early electorate with strong Brooklyn participation could favor Zohran Mamdani.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: People vote in the General Election at the P.S. 249 the Caton School on November 04, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Voters in NYC are voting for who will be replacing Mayor Eric Adams between the front runner New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa. More than 735,000 people have voted early, according to the Board of Elections, more than four times as many as in the 2021 contest. This election also has other city offices on the ballot, as well as six proposals. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
New Yorkers will pick the next mayor today.

Overview

  • Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 1,213 sites citywide, and the Board of Elections plans to post unofficial returns shortly after polls close with some outcomes possibly known before 11 p.m., according to media reports.
  • Early voting drew 732,866 participants over nine days, the highest non-presidential early-vote total since New York adopted early voting in 2019.
  • Sunday produced a city record for a single day of early voting with 151,212 check-ins, according to the Board of Elections.
  • Brooklyn led the city with 243,737 early votes, followed by Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
  • The mayoral ballot features Democrat Zohran Mamdani, independent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, with Board of Elections data showing that more than half of early voters are under 55.