New York City’s tumultuous mayor’s race closes as voters struggle to choose

Just 1% of the city's registered voters have turned out so far in a primary filled with allegations and accusations

New York City will effectively choose its next mayor in the coming days, drawing to a close a tumultuous election race marred by allegations of sexual misconduct, by the staff of one campaign launching a protest against their own candidate, and by accusations that at least one of the mayoral hopefuls doesn't actually live in the city.

The winner in Tuesday's Democratic primary will, given the leftward political leanings of the city, almost certainly win the election proper in November, and immediately be tasked with leading New York through its darkest period in several decades.