Overview
- The 34-year-old won roughly 50–51% of the vote to Andrew Cuomo’s about 41–42% and Republican Curtis Sliwa’s near 7%, becoming the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century.
- Running on affordability, he promised free buses, a rent freeze and higher taxes on the wealthy, and in his victory speech told President Donald Trump to “turn the volume up.”
- Turnout topped two million, the highest for a mayoral race since 1969, after heavy grassroots mobilization that energized young voters and immigrant communities.
- Trump criticized the outcome on Truth and had warned of cutting federal funds to New York, while Israeli minister Amichai Chikli called Mamdani a Hamas supporter and urged New York’s Jews to move to Israel.
- Opponents highlight his limited executive experience; he has signaled he will lean on seasoned personnel, including potential continuity in police leadership, as he moves to implement his agenda.