More than 2 million votes were cast — the most in more than 50 years — in an election that drew intense national interest and was billed as a fight over the future of the Democratic Party.

Speaking during a rally in Brooklyn on Wednesday (5 November), the 34-year-old Democrat told his supporters that they have clinched the victory “against all odds”, after he beat Andrew Cuomo, the for...

Celebrations took place across all five boroughs — from champagne toasts and street dance parties to what social media users are calling “hope scrolling.”