"Former governor Andrew Cuomo decried socialism as he shook hands in Manhattan and the Bronx, Democrat Zohran Mamdani walked over the Brooklyn Bridge with supporters at sunrise and Republican Curtis Sliwa campaigned on Coney Island as New York's mayoral candidates sprinted through their last full day of campaigning before Tuesday's election. The campaign hurtled toward its end after a final stretch that included the conclusion of early voting, U.S. President Donald Trump weighing in on the race during a prime-time interview and Cuomo releasing AI-driven attack ads."
"More than 735,000 votes were cast during the city's nine days of early, in-person voting - more than four times the number of ballots cast during the only other mayor's race to allow early voting, in 2021. The tally was well short of the nearly 1.1 million early, in-person votes cast during last year's presidential election, but some voting locations saw large crowds Sunday, the last day of early voting. The line at one polling place in downtown Brooklyn snaked around the building and, at one point, took an hour to cast a ballot."
""Socialism didn't work in Venezuela. Socialism didn't work in Cuba. Socialism is not going to work in New York City," he said."
New York City mayoral candidates conducted final-day campaign activities across the boroughs ahead of Tuesday's election. Andrew Cuomo campaigned in Manhattan and the Bronx, attacked socialism and contrasted Mamdani with left-wing Latin American governments. Zohran Mamdani walked the Brooklyn Bridge with supporters at sunrise while Republican Curtis Sliwa campaigned on Coney Island. Early in-person voting recorded more than 735,000 ballots over nine days, producing long lines at some polling places. The race drew national attention including comments from President Donald Trump and featured AI-driven attack advertisements released by Cuomo. Cuomo is running as an independent and courting Republican voters.
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