Nicholas Fandos

The mayor-elect’s official transition will be led by five women, including two former City Hall officials and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm. Our reporter Nicholas Fandos explains the results across all five boroughs broken down by precinct.

The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city’s all-powerful establishment. He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it.

Many voters struggle with a fundamental question about Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy: Is a 34-year-old state assemblyman ready to lead the nation’s largest city?

After he resigned as governor, Mr. Cuomo looked to restore his name while taking on a new lucrative career as a podcast host. Things did not go according to plan.

Most of Andrew Cuomo’s income came from Innovation Strategies, a company created for his consulting work before he ran for mayor of New York City, a review of his tax returns showed.

The survey, released less than a week before Election Day, found that Zohran Mamdani had lost a bit of support, Andrew Cuomo had gained none and slightly more voters were undecided.

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani remains the front-runner and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is trying to catch him, while Curtis Sliwa refuses to be forced from the race. More than 220,000 ballots have already been cast.

When a radio host suggested that Zohran Mamdani would celebrate another Sept. 11-style attack, Andrew Cuomo chuckled. Democrats denounced the exchange as Islamophobic.

Zohran Mamdani entered the final debate in the New York City mayoral race ahead in the polls. Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The New York Times, describes Mr. Mamdani’s strategy to appeal to the wider electorate before early voting begins.