Overview
- The Associated Press called the race with Mamdani at roughly 50% to Cuomo’s ~41%, with Republican Curtis Sliwa far behind, as more than two million ballots were cast in the highest mayoral turnout since 1969.
- Mamdani becomes New York’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor and its youngest leader in more than a century, with his swearing-in set for January 1.
- Running on an affordability agenda, he proposed a temporary rent freeze, free public buses, free childcare, and pilot city-run grocery stores funded by higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations.
- President Donald Trump and Republican figures escalated attacks, including threats to restrict federal funds and calls for citizenship reviews, while progressives celebrated and Democratic leaders offered congratulations.
- In a late-campaign shift on public safety, Mamdani said he would keep Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and apologized to the NYPD for earlier remarks, even as he maintained a broader progressive platform.