Day 2 of early voting takes place in New York City; nearly 165,000 ballots cast so far
NEW YORK (WABC) -- More people headed to the polls across New York City on Sunday for day two of in-person early voting.
Nearly 165,000 voters cast their ballots since for early voting began on Saturday.
New Yorkers are choosing between Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat on the ballot as an independent. The incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, is also on the ballot but dropped out of the race last month and recently threw his support behind Cuomo.
Sliwa was among those who hit the polls on day one of early voting, casting his ballot in Manhattan.
With Election Day just nine days away, the candidates are making their final cases to New Yorkers on why they should lead the city.
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Cuomo is currently in the hot seat after he was accused of stoking hate after an interview with radio host Sid Rosenberg, in which he questioned Mamdani's ability to lead in the event of another 9/11 terror attack.
Both candidates speaking out about the issue over the weekend.
"Andrew Cuomo is allergic to apologizing," Mamdani said. "He views Muslims more as props than he does people in this city that he is supposed to serve."
"He claims that he is the victim, the victim of attacks because he is a Muslim. Nothing could be further of the truth," Cuomo said.
A packed house at Forest Hills Stadium cheered for Zohran Mamdani and like-minded left-leaning powerful Democrats...
"I stand before you tonight as the nominee of a Democratic party reinvigorated in its pursuit of making government work for everyone, not just the wealthy and the well-connected," said Mamdani.
"This is America, New York City, don't let them tell you any different," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The crowd also heard from Governor Kathy Hochul, who promised to work with Mamdani despite their differences and praised his campaign style.
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