Mamdani casts ballot in NYC mayoral election while stressing the need for more housing

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani cast his vote in Queens early Tuesday in his fight to become the Big Apple’s next mayor – as the lefty candidate stressed the need for more housing across all five boroughs.The 34-year-old was flanked by his artist wife, Rama Duwaji, as they arrived holding hands at the polling booth at Astoria’s Frank Sinatra High School just after 8 a.m.After repeatedly dodging questions throughout the campaign, Mamdani revealed he voted “yes” on the first five ballot measures – including the housing proposals.The only measure he voted against – measure 6 – would switch mayoral elections to presidential years.Polling locations across all five boroughs opened at 6 a.m.and will and keep collecting ballots until 9 p.m.

— bringing an end to a dramatic and whirlwind election cycle.The far-left candidate’s rivals — former Gov.Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa — are set to cast their own votes later in the morning.President Trump threw his support behind Cuomo on the eve of the election — as he threatened to withhold federal funds to the city if Mamdani is victorious.Trump, who opted not to back his own party’s candidate, repeatedly blasted Mamdani as a “communist” during the campaign.“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice.

You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job.He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” Trump wrote on Truth Social hours before the polls opened.“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home.”...