New York City voters head to polls for closely watched mayoral election

Race has gained national attention with Trump threatening to pull federal funds from the city if Zohran Mamdani wins

New York City voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday in one of the most closely watched mayoral elections in the city's history.

Vying for the city's top office are Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblymember from Queens who is the Democratic nominee; Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in June's primary; and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate and founder of the Guardian Angels, a non-profit organization dedicated to unarmed crime prevention".