A contentious election that gained worldwide attention drew droves of voters from brownstone Brooklyn to suburban Staten Island.

Election Day is not a federal holiday, but it is considered a state holiday in New York. Here’s a look at what’s open and closed today in New York City. City government offices and city and state courts are closed. It is an optional holiday for state employees.

NYU students joined thousands of Village residents as they filed into polling sites at university residence halls to cast their votes in Tuesday’s mayoral election. At around 9:35 p.m. — just over half an hour after polls had closed — New Yorkers were celebrating in the streets as the city’s 34-year-old Muslim Queens assemblyman,

Today marks Election Day 2025 in NYC, and the mayoral race between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa is coming down to the wire.

V oters cast ballots in the 2025 election on Tuesday, the first since President Donald Trump and Republicans won big in 2024. There are several key races to watch, including the battle over redistricting and the New York City mayoral race.

A Zohran Mamdani general election victory over Cuomo would put democratic socialism on the map in nation's largest city mayoral election, and beyond.

President Donald Trump dropped an Election Day bomb pertaining to the New York City mayoral contents on Truth Social Tuesday morning.

Bomb threats shut down polling stations throughout New Jersey Tuesday, and officials have moved some to new election sites. Police said the threats are fake.