Overview

• The Board of Elections revealed Mamdani won 56 percent of ranked-choice votes over Andrew Cuomo in the third tabulation round, with certification scheduled for mid-July.
• At 33, the self-declared democratic socialist state assemblyman would become New York City’s first Muslim and Indian-American mayor if he prevails in November.
• His campaign promises to freeze rents on regulated apartments, make public buses and child care free, and open municipal grocery stores funded by higher taxes on the wealthiest residents and corporations.
• President Trump labeled Mamdani a “communist,” threatened to cut billions in federal aid and authorize arrests if he resists immigration enforcement.
• Cuomo, who conceded on June 24, retained a third-party ballot line and has not ruled out an independent run against incumbent Eric Adams, Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Jim Walden.