As of 6 p.m., about 1.85 million people, including early and mail-in voters, had cast ballots in the hotly contested race among Zohran Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Polls close at 9 p.m.

While Tuesday's elections don't involve the presidency or control of Congress, there are plenty of intriguing statewide and local races and ballot measures to watch.

Once a street patrol leader who took on crime with his “Magnificent 13," Sliwa now hopes to become the next mayor of New York City. Here's everything to know about him.

Curtis Sliwa says he’s charging into the final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race like Braveheart — confident, defiant and ready to die on his sword for the city he loves.

Republican candidate for New York City Mayor Curtis Sliwa tells Dana Bash President Trump “has bigger issues to deal with” than getting involved in the mayoral race. Sliwa also invokes Gandhi’s teachings about animals after President Trump said Sliwa “wants to make Gracie Mansion a home for the cats.