Overview
- Zohran Mamdani won just over 50% of the vote, topping Andrew Cuomo at roughly 42% and Curtis Sliwa near 7% on the highest New York mayoral turnout since 1969.
- After weeks of attacks and threats to curb funding, President Trump said in Miami he would help New York “a little bit,” even as he continued criticizing Mamdani.
- In his victory speech, Mamdani vowed to resist federal immigration crackdowns and framed the result as a mandate to tackle affordability.
- The mayor-elect began staffing by naming five women as transition co-chairs and appointing Elana Leopold as executive director, with Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, Melanie Hartzog and Lina Khan among the leaders.
- Business figures offered guarded cooperation, and Governor Kathy Hochul opposes tax hikes central to proposals such as free buses, universal childcare and a rent freeze.