Zohran Mamdani, a prominent democratic socialist and state lawmaker, is projected to win election for New York City’s next mayor, delivering a seismic blow to the city’s deep-rooted power structures with all eyes on the future of a fractured Democratic Party charting its future against Donald Trump.

Cuomo, running on an independent line, carved out an impressive 41.6% of the vote, trailing Mamdani by 9 points.

Some point to his viral social media clips. Some say it’s the dimples. But Mamdani won with a disciplined campaign across all five boroughs.

"Even I can see what this is about," the broadcaster added after Zohran Mamdani was projected to become mayor of New York City

Speaking to an unruly throng of reporters after voting at the High School of Art and Design on 56th Street in Manhattan just before noon Tuesday, Cuomo tapped into voters’ fears about Zohran

Cuomo and others have criticized Mamdani for appearing with Hasan Piker, who made 2019 comments that "America deserved 9/11." Mamdani has previously disavowed the comments.

Stephen Colbert gave a special shout out to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after the latter not only defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, but also the billionaires that had their k

Debra Messing, who has publicly supported Cuomo, has been criticized for sharing Islamophobic posts about New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.