The ultimate day of early voting in New York Metropolis’s race for mayor introduced a spike in turnout.
Greater than 150,000 folks voted on the final day of early voting throughout the 5 boroughs, doubling the quantity who voted on the primary day of early voting. As of Sunday night, 735,317 voters had solid their poll citywide over the whole early voting interval, in line with the New York Metropolis Board of Elections.
Strains have been reported across the block at some polling websites.
With Election Day on Tuesday, the three candidates spent Sunday making their closing arguments to voters.
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in polls, spent the day in Harlem, cheering on his volunteers within the dwelling stretch.
Whereas the state Meeting member from Queens is drawing help from voters like “Sharon” who instructed Information 4 “he’ll deliver hope to the folks,” his marketing campaign can be drawing anger from one other voter who referred to as Mamdani “such a little bit communist!”
Mamdani identifies himself as a Democratic Socialist, not a communist, although President Donald Trump once more used the “communist” label in opposition to Mamdani in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” Sunday.
Unbiased Andrew Cuomo campaigned within the Bronx, arguing to voters that Mamdani, 34, is simply too anti-cop, too anti-Israel, and too younger and inexperienced. Mamdani campaigned in six nightclubs on Saturday evening.
“This child goes to cope with Donald Trump?” Cuomo, 67, mentioned to reporters after addressing Heavenly Imaginative and prescient Church worshippers. “Donald Trump will step on him and do no matter he desires in New York.”
Some imagine Mamdani’s socialist insurance policies will injury Democrats in subsequent yr’s midterms.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) endorsed Mamdani after an extended interval of wait and see. When requested on Sunday if he noticed Mamdani as the way forward for the Democratic Celebration, Jeffries instructed CNN no.
“I feel the way forward for the Democratic Celebration goes to fall, so far as we’re involved, relative to the Home Democratic Caucus and members who’re doing an excellent work all throughout the nation,” Jeffries mentioned.
New York’s Senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand – each Democrats – have declined to endorse Mamdani. Jeffries endorsed Mamdani final month, following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s determination to again him in September.
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa squared off within the New York Metropolis common election debate, with subjects starting from Israel and Gaza, affordability, President Donald Trump, and extra. David Ushery, Melissa Russo, Senior Politics reporter at Politico Sally Goldenberg, and Rosarina Breton reasonable the controversy, hosted by NBC 4 New York/WNBC, Telemundo 47/WNJU, and POLITICO New York
Cuomo supporters stay involved about his probabilities to defeat Mamdani and his motion, particularly with Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa nonetheless within the race. Whereas Sliwa has trailed in latest polls, an Emerson School/PIX 11/The Hill survey launched Thursday confirmed him in a lifeless warmth with Cuomo for second place.
“My closing argument is there are three most important candidates for mayor. I am a ‘legislation and order’ candidate,” Sliwa, 71, instructed Information 4. “I have been endorsed by Rudy Giuliani. I am Giuliani, 2.0.”
Cuomo dismissed a cellphone name Mamdani reportedly had with former President Barack Obama Saturday, wherein The New York Occasions reported Obama praised the Mamdani marketing campaign and provided to be a “sounding board” sooner or later.
“He didn’t endorse him,” mentioned Cuomo, who famous that Obama campaigned for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill in Newark Saturday.
Cuomo pointed to a 2013 touch upon Twitter, now X, wherein Mamdani referred to Obama as “fairly rattling evil”, which Mamdani addressed in June as “the silly tweet of a school scholar.”
Early voting closed throughout New York Metropolis at 5 p.m. They may reopen on Tuesday, Election Day, from 6 a.m. till 9 p.m.
