Overview
- Official results show 50.4% for Mamdani to about 42% for independent Andrew Cuomo, with the largest municipal turnout since 1969.
- Mamdani, 34, becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor after an insurgent, volunteer-driven campaign that overcame heavy outside spending backing Cuomo.
- His victory speech drew on class-focused themes and prompted criticism from CNN’s Van Jones and others who said the tone diverged from his campaign persona.
- He reiterated sweeping pledges to freeze rents for more than 2 million tenants, make buses free, and deliver universal child care, proposals that face fiscal, legal, and state-level constraints.
- An early national clash is taking shape as President Trump threatens to cut federal funds, while Mamdani launches his transition by naming five women as co-chairs, drawing ADL scrutiny of his policies and appointments.