For the first time since 1969, more than 2 million people cast their votes for New York City mayor, sending 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani to City Hall. CBS News projected Mamdani as the winner, defeating independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. He won every borough except Staten Island, which went for Cuomo.

Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco build housing at some of the slowest rates of major cities in the country. Over the past decade, New York City added just 30.6 housing units per 1,000 residents — far fewer than Atlanta or Miami’s roughly 140 housing units — according to NYU’s Furman Center data.

From the North Bronx to Southeast Queens, our communities are confronting a deepening housing crisis marked by rising costs, displacement and speculation. As New York City Council members representing districts that have long been anchors of affordability ...

Along with casting ballots for mayor and other officials, New Yorkers have begun voting on six ballot proposals. No. 1 would formally authorize a sports complex that was built in the Adirondacks. No. 5 would digitize and consolidate the city’s official maps. No. 6 would move New York City elections to years when there is a presidential race.

Trump has thrown his support behind Cuomo, escalating his efforts to galvanize opposition to frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.