Overview
- AP and major networks projected Mamdani the winner over Andrew Cuomo, with Republican Curtis Sliwa a distant third, and he is set to take office in January.
- Election officials reported more than two million ballots cast, the city's highest mayoral turnout since 1969.
- Trump attacked Mamdani on Truth Social, urged voters to back Cuomo, and warned he would limit New York to legally required minimum federal funds if Mamdani prevailed.
- Experts foresee a potential federal–city confrontation that could include tougher ICE actions or other pressure, with New York relying on roughly $7.4 billion in federal grants for FY2026.
- Mamdani campaigned as a democratic socialist on a rent cap, free buses and childcare, financed by higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations.