Overview
- He won nearly 51% of the vote as more than 2 million New Yorkers turned out, marking the city’s highest election participation in over 50 years.
- Andrew Cuomo captured about 41% as an independent, anchoring an opposition bloc of moderates, independents and some Republicans.
- Exit polls indicate roughly two-thirds of Jewish voters opposed him, and Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker resigned citing Mamdani’s views on Israel.
- An incoming director of appointments stepped down a day after being announced following the surfacing of old antisemitic social media posts.
- Opponents are channeling efforts into pro‑Israel demonstrations and 2026 campaigns to boost moderates, while data shows no mass exodus as businesses take a wait‑and‑see approach and many proposals would need state approval.