Watch Mamdani’s election night watch party live in our video player above. With three hours until polls closed, a few dozen Mamdani supporters were gathered in the dark corner of a Brooklyn park, preparing to set out on their final canvas launch of the long campaign.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced off for the future of the New York City and the direction of the Democratic Party in a contentious mayoral race.

Zohran Mamdani is the projected new mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist toppled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in one of the most-watched races in the country.

Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary earlier this year, faces former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and perennial

Hakeem Jeffries said during an interview on Sunday that NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani isn't the future of the Democratic Party, despite endorsing the democratic socialist frontrunner.