"New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city. Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary earlier this year, faces former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and perennial Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who is trying to land a massive upset."
"The race has made Mamdani a national figure as he has drawn the ire of Trump and other Republicans, who have tried to cast him as the face of a new, more radical Democratic Party. Trump has also threatened to take over the city if Mamdani wins, as well as arrest and deport the state Assembly member, who was born in Uganda but is a U.S. citizen."
New York City voters choose a mayor amid a generational and ideological divide with national resonance. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic primary victor, faces independent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. A Mamdani win would install the city's first Muslim mayor, its youngest leader in generations, and elevate democratic socialist economic populism to a prominent platform. A Cuomo victory would represent a political comeback after his 2021 resignation amid sexual harassment allegations. A Sliwa win would place a Republican at the helm during heightened tensions involving President Trump. Trump has publicly attacked Mamdani and reluctantly endorsed Cuomo.
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