NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- After months of intense campaigning, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa will see who voters choose to be the next NYC mayor in a race that's being closely watched across the nation. The New Jersey governor's race is also expected to gauge how Americans are feeling about President Trump since his return to office.
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4:30 PM -- NYC voter turnout nears 1.5 million
Nearly 1.5 million people had checked in to vote as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the NYC Board of Elections said.
The number—1,451,942—includes early voters, as well as those who showed up on Election Day.
Earlier in the day, the turnout surpassed 1 million, as well as the total turnout for all of 2021, when 1,149,172 votes were cast and Mayor Eric Adams was elected.
1:30 PM -- Election Day bomb threats made in NJ and NYC
In New Jersey, law enforcement and election officials acted swiftly as voting began to secure polling places following a series of unfounded bomb threats.
Meanwhile, the NYPD said emailed bomb threats were made against three voting sites in Manhattan around 9 a.m. The emails referred to terrorism, police said. there was no disruption to voting, and the investigation is ongoing.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way said the threats had been emailed to seven counties, including Passaic, a key swing county.
“Law enforcement has determined that there are no credible threats at this time,” Way said. “We are doing everything in our power to protect voters and poll workers and coordinate closely with state, local and federal partners to ensure a smooth and safe election.”
The threats Tuesday involved polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement.
“Law enforcement officers have responded at each affected polling place, and they have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations and ensure the safety of every voter,” Platkin said.
The FBI's Newark office said it was aware of the reports and was assisting the state and local agencies: “This Dept. of Justice is committed to free, fair and safe elections,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post related to the bomb threat investigation.
12:30 PM -- Turnout surpasses 1 million in NYC
The 2025 Election turnout has surpassed 1 million in NYC, the city Board of Elections says.
🗳️ Voting check-ins as of noon Tuesday (including early voting):
Brooklyn: 395,674
Manhattan: 328,503
Queens: 276,772
The Bronx: 111,609
Staten Island: 82,504
TOTAL: 1,195,062
11 AM -- Andrew Cuomo votes on Manhattan's East Side
Andrew Cuomo cast his ballot on Manhattan’s East Side on Tuesday, saying he believed record voter turnout was a “good sign” for his candidacy as he looks to overtake the front-runner, Democrat Zohran Mamdani.
Cuomo received a warm welcome as he voted at the Art and Design High School on East 56th Street, capping an end to one of the most polarizing mayoral races in the city’s history.
“I’m not a kid, but this is the most important election of my lifetime,” the former governor said. “This is going to determine the future of the City of New York. It may also determine the future of the Democratic Party.”
Calling it a “beautiful day,” Cuomo, 67, said waves of voters are hitting the polls because “New Yorkers are concerned, New Yorkers are concerned about New York.”
Speaking afterward to reporters, the independent candidate said he’s the most experienced and the best to stand up to President Donald Trump, who for better or worse endorsed Cuomo on Monday and said a vote for fellow Republican Curtis Sliwa was “a vote for Mamdani.”
“The president does not support me, the president opposes Zohran Mamdani,” Cuomo said of the president’s tepid backing.
10 AM -- Zohran Mamdani votes in Astoria, Queens
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate and front-runner in the NYC mayor’s race, cast his ballot in his district in Astoria on Tuesday.
After voting at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School, even Mamdani seemed a bit overwhelmed by the dozens of media from all over the world who came to cover him—a testament to a whirlwind campaign that skyrocketed him from relative obscurity a year ago.
Mamdani, 34, thanked the “more than 100,000 volunteers who have brought us to this point,” and he declared the city is "on the brink of saying goodbye to a politics of the past."
“It will be to deliver on the agenda that we’ve spoken of for more than a year, an agenda which will finally bring working class New Yorkers to the heart of our politics, a place they have not had for quite some time,” he said of his plans.
Like many polling places, the school where he voted was very busy Tuesday morning. Voting has surged this year amid the closely watched race, with over 735,000 early votes cast before Election Day.
Many of the voters on Tuesday expressed support for Mamdani, who is their representative. They said they liked his message of affordability and empowering working class people.
--The Associated Press contributed to this report