Overview
- Election officials say more than 735,000 New Yorkers cast early ballots, a record for a city mayoral race, with polls open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Polling averages continue to show Mamdani ahead by double digits in most surveys, though an AtlasIntel poll puts him up 41%–34% over Cuomo with Sliwa at 24%, indicating a potentially narrower finish.
- President Trump formally endorsed Andrew Cuomo, urged voters not to back Republican Curtis Sliwa, and warned he would provide only the legal minimum of federal support if Mamdani wins.
- Mamdani told supporters he is prepared to challenge any funding cuts in court, highlighted an affordability-focused agenda, and would make history as the city’s first Muslim mayor at age 34 if elected.
- Establishment figures weighed in late, with Barack Obama calling to offer guidance and Hakeem Jeffries issuing a delayed endorsement, as Cuomo presses an experience argument and courts Republican-leaning voters.