Zohran Mamdani is projected to be the next mayor of New York City.
Following the closing of polls at 9 p.m. ET, CBS News projected Mamdani as the winner of the mayoral race, making him the city's 111th mayor. The 34-year-old won the race with a projected 50.5% of the vote at the time of writing, with voter turnout surpassing 2 million — the highest since 1969.
Mamdani received over 999,000 votes, securing a win against Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent.
Mamdami, who has been open about his plan to tax the rich, responded to 50 Cent’s offer to pay him $285,750 to leave New York City, dismissing the rapper’s criticism of his tax-the-rich proposal and calling him “a critic.” 50 said that he thinks Mamdami's "intentions are good, but his tax plan is gonna run the big money out of the city and if he defunds the police they are gonna purge."
Earlier this week, Mamdani criticized Andrew Cuomo on X after Cuomo appeared to hang up on a phone call with Donald Trump during a Hot 97 interview. Mamdani’s post responded to Cuomo’s appearance on Ebro in the Morning, where he was asked about Trump’s support for his mayoral bid.
On social media, Trump practically threatened NYC voters to support Cuomo, writing, “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.”
“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice,” he added. “You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”