Early voting begins today for NYC mayoral race other these other elections

Early voting in the Big Apple kicked off Saturday with New Yorkers beginning the process of deciding the city’s next mayor ahead of the Nov.4 general election — and whether the so-called “capital of capitalism” should be led by a socialist.Lefty Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and an avowed socialist, is the presumptive favorite to replace Mayor Adams, oversee the city’s $115 billion budget and nearly 300,000-member workforce.

Helping his cause: ex-Gov.Andrew Cuomo, a Dem running as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, who are expected to split votes among moderates and conservatives. Adams, a centrist Democrat, suspended his sagging re-election campaign last month as fundraising lagged following a federal probe, even though he was cleared of corruption allegations.

The incumbent mayor remains on the ballot as an independent – as does lawyer Jim Walden.NYC’s 5.1 million registered voters can cast early votes for mayor and other races citywide by visiting polling sites through Nov.2, with the polls open most days from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m., except Oct.28-29 (10 a.m.

to 8 p.m.) and Oct.31 (8 a.m.

to 4 p.m.).Gloria Resto, a retired 77-year-old, said she’s voting for Cuomo because he appears to be President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate in the race – and because she doesn’t trust the anti-Israel Mamdani’s socialist platforms.“There are some things that [Cuomo] did that I don’t approve of, but then I have to weigh the difference between him and Mamdani,” said Resto, after being among the first to cast their ballots at the Co-op City Dreiser Loop Community Center Auditorium polling site in the Bronx Saturday morning.“I love Jewish people.I don’t put people in boxes.

I love everybody.And [Mamdani], I don’t believe him.


He’s saying things that he wants you to believe.“And then he says, he’s going to tax all white people… What are you talking about? So all of those things.
Cuomo was t...