Impartial mayoral nominee Andrew Cuomo solid his poll on Tuesday morning on the Artwork and Design Excessive Faculty in Midtown East, close to his luxurious Sutton Place condominium the place his daughter beforehand lived.
Picture by Lloyd Mitchell
Impartial mayoral nominee Andrew Cuomo solid his poll on Tuesday morning on the Artwork and Design Excessive Faculty in Midtown East, close to the Sutton Place condominium the place his daughter beforehand lived.
The previous governor stated he was greeted with cheers as he entered the polling place — a primary, he says, in his decades-long political profession.
“It’s the first time I ever walked into a polling place and the polling place cheered for me,” Cuomo instructed reporters after voting. “That’s a good sign.”
Cuomo stated he believes the town is seeing document turnout as a result of New Yorkers are “concerned about the future of New York” and “concerned about the Democratic Party.”
A record-breaking 732,866 voters solid ballots over the 9 days of early voting within the mayor’s race this yr, knowledge from the town Board of Elections exhibits. Child Boomers and Gen X voters accounted for almost all of early ballots, making up 58% of the early voting citizens. Moreover, 24% of voters have been between 44 and 60 years previous, and 34% have been 60 or older. In the meantime, voters aged 18 to 44 represented roughly 42% of early voters.
Cuomo has highlighted the robust early turnout, notably amongst older New Yorkers, as a possible indicator that his marketing campaign may obtain an upset on Election Day. Traditionally, he performs properly with older voters, whereas Mamdani has stronger assist amongst youthful voters.
Current polls present Cuomo narrowing Mamdani’s lead, although he nonetheless trails the Democratic nominee, with the margin between them starting from 6% to fifteen%.
“This is the most important election of my lifetime,” Cuomo stated. “And I’m not a kid.”
Picture by Lloyd Mitchell 
Picture by Lloyd Mitchell
Joined by his daughters, Michaela and Mariah, Cuomo thanked his household and marketing campaign workers Tuesday for what he referred to as a protracted, troublesome race. “I did it with my father for many campaigns,” he stated, referencing the late Gov. Mario Cuomo. “It’s nice to carry on that legacy.”
Cuomo framed the election as a defining second for the Democratic Celebration, casting himself as a centrist preventing again in opposition to what he described as a “radical socialist” motion on the left.
“What you’re seeing is a civil war in the Democratic Party,” Cuomo stated. “You have an extreme radical left that is run by the socialists, which is challenging moderate Democrats. I’m a moderate Democrat.”
He continued to distance himself from President Donald Trump’s endorsement of him on Monday, saying Trump’s remarks have been motivated by opposition to Mamdani somewhat than assist for him.
“The president doesn’t support me,” Cuomo stated. “He opposes Zohran Mamdani. The president believes Mamdani is a communist. He believes he’s an existential threat. I believe he’s a socialist and an existential threat.”
In an interview on Sunday, Trump instructed 60 Minutes that he would like Cuomo as mayor of NYC over Mamdani earlier than going a step additional and formally endorsing Cuomo in a Reality social publish.
After voting in Astoria Tuesday morning, Mamdani dismissed Trump’s remarks, which included threats to defund New York Metropolis if the Queens Meeting member wins.
“I will treat his threats as they deserve to be treated, which are the words of a president and not necessarily the law of the land,” Mamdani stated. “It is time that we have a mayor who stands up for New Yorkers each and every day, not one whose willing to sacrifice those New Yorkers who cannot stand up for themselves.”
