Overview
- President Trump warned he would limit New York City to the legal minimum of federal funds if Zohran Mamdani wins and urged voters to back Andrew Cuomo, calling votes for Republican Curtis Sliwa a vote for Mamdani.
- An AtlasIntel survey conducted Oct. 31–Nov. 2 put Mamdani at 44%, Cuomo at 39% and Sliwa at 16%, tightening a race that earlier polls showed as a wider lead.
- More than 735,000 New Yorkers cast early ballots, a record for a city mayoral contest, with polls set to close at 9 p.m. local time and initial returns expected shortly after.
- Elon Musk echoed the late push for Cuomo on X, deriding Mamdani by intentionally misstating his name while arguing Republicans should consolidate against the Democrat.
- Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist who champions rent limits, free buses and childcare funded by higher taxes on the wealthy and businesses, would be the city’s first Muslim mayor if elected.