#nyc-mayoral-election

#nyc-mayoral-election

In Flatbush, East Flatbush, Canarsie, East New York, Jamaica, and Hollis neighborhoods long anchored by working-class Haitian families voters delivered double-digit margins in favor of Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose campaign emphasized affordability, immigrant protections and solidarity with marginalized communities. Mamdani carried Flatbush by 57 points, East Flatbush by 25, Canarsie by 24, East New York by 21, and Jamaica by 27, according to early returns published by The New York Times.

Polls have officially closed in the high-stakes and closely-watched race to be the next mayor of New York City. Turnout was high. The New York City board of elections is reporting that New Yorkers have cast more than 2m ballots for the first time in more than a half-century. We officially hit TWO MILLION votes - first time since 1969! Polls are open until 9pm. If you are on line by 9pm, you will be allowed to vote

For Jessica Dejesus, deciding who to vote for as the next mayor of New York City came down to the final minutes. The 40-year-old resident of the Mott Haven neighbourhood in the Bronx admittedly had not been following the race closely, but planned to vote for former Governor Andrew Cuomo. She recalled his near-nightly television appearances when he was governor of New York State amid the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

While early voting for the next mayor doesn't start until Oct. 25, New Yorkers who vote by mail are already receiving their ballots and every one those ballots is flawed and every ballot to be used in early voting and on Election Day is flawed due to the bumbling and stumbling by the partisan-hack-by-design city Board of Elections. There are two problems which are apparent in looking at the ballots.

"Tonight, we made history," said Mamdani after defeating Cuomo in the primary, marking a significant milestone as he aims to be the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of NYC.

This year's mayoral campaign is being defined by how candidates will respond to threats from the Trump administration, particularly concerning funding and LGBTQ protections.