Mamdani, a democratic socialist in the state Assembly, will become New York City's first Muslim mayor and its first mayor of South Asian descent.

Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, CBS News projects. Here's a look at the NYC mayoral election results, and others, in real time.

ABC News projects Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani will win the race for New York City mayor, in a history-making victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who was running as an independent, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

Israelis in Jerusalem expressed mixed emotions Wednesday after waking up to the news that Zohran Mamdani had been elected as the next mayor of New York City.

Zohran Mamdani, 34, has won New York City's race for mayor in a contest that rallied young voters and sparked debate about the future direction of the US Democratic Party.

Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.

Mayor-elect Mamdani's win in New York is cheered by his London counterpart and a former mentor in Uganda, but draws a warning from Israel's U.S. ambassador.

As voters lined up at the polls Tuesday, social media users claimed that how candidates are listed on New York City ballots is proof that voting is rigged.

Zohran Mamdani won a contentious election that gained worldwide attention and drew droves of voters from brownstone Brooklyn to suburban Staten Island.

Political migration accelerates as neighboring states court disaffected voters fleeing blue state policies following recent Democratic electoral victories.

The result makes Mamdani the first mayoral candidate in New York to surpass the one-million-vote mark since 1969.

While much of the attention in Tuesday’s election was focused on the New York City mayoral contest, voters were also asked to decide half a dozen ballot proposals, including one up for statewide consideration.