5 h. ago When will New York have a new mayor UK time? Candidates, when polls close, when election results will be known, odds

Millions of New Yorkers are casting their ballots.

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9 h. ago JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon breaks ranks with fellow execs and says he will ‘offer to help’ Mamdani

Progressive Democrat appears to be on course to become New York City’s next mayor

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20 h. ago Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election

President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post and says he does not want to send ‘good money after bad’On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.” Continue reading...

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25 h. ago New York mayoral candidates campaign across city in final push before election

Zohran Mamdani walked across Brooklyn Bridge while Andrew Cuomo headed to the BronxThe candidates for New York City mayor spent a frantic final day campaigning across the city, as voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday in one of the most closely watched races in the city’s history.Zohran Mamdani, the race’s frontrunner, whose campaign has been centered on affordability, has maintained a commanding lead, with most polls showing him leading by double digits. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from New York if Mamdani wins mayor’s race: Live updates

New York City mayoral election is one of several closely-watched races that will provide insight into how voters are responding to Trump’s agenda

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33 h. ago It’s clear why Zohran Mamdani is leading in the New York mayoral race | Margaret Sullivan

There’s a clarity about Mamdani’s message that stands in sharp contrast to most Democratic politiciansFor someone who exudes positive energy and seldom stops smiling, Zohran Mamdani certainly does provoke a lot of negative reactions.“He’s not who you think he is,” one TV ad glowered over gloomy images of the 34-year-old state assemblymember who is the clear frontrunner for New York City mayor. The ad doesn’t make clear precisely what the supposed disconnect is, but the tagline clearly is meant to give voters pause.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist covering US media, politics and culture. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party

The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midtermsNew Yorkers will find out the identity of their next mayor on Tuesday, in a race that will decide who will run, and defend, the US’s largest city at a time when Donald Trump has threatened to send military troops there.Against that backdrop, New York has seen a mayoral election that has pitted two very different Democrats against one another. The race has become an increasingly bitter face-off, laced with alleged racism and Islamophobia, but it is the political differences between the two main candidates that could have major implications for how the Democratic party performs in next year’s midterm elections. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The man Trump calls a '100 per cent communist lunatic'... Zohran Mamdani has described capitalism as 'theft' and the police as 'evil'

The best disaster movies usually have a scene where terrified New Yorkers scramble desperately to get out of the city to escape approaching doom.

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4 d. ago Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex

A Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio inadvertently grabbed international headlines this week after he responded to an email meant for another man with a similar name: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

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5 d. ago Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe

The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importerIt was a hell of a scoop.Here was Bill de Blasio, the progressive former mayor of New York who has been an enthusiastic supporter of Zohran Mamdani, suddenly turning on the man whom many expect to be elected as the next mayor next month. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Centrist party expected to take most seats in Dutch election as voters 'reject politics of hate'

The centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten was projected to win 27 seats out of 150 in parliament, ahead of Wilders and his far-right PVV Freedom Party with 25 seats, according to the Ipsos poll.

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5 d. ago Busted's Matt Wills admits he 'made a mistake' by agreeing to I'm A Celebrity

Busted star Matt Willis has candidly spoken about his time as King of the Jungle as he admitted it was all an attempt to promote his career as a solo singer that backfired

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5 d. ago Busted's Matt Willis admits he 'made a mistake' by agreeing to I'm A Celebrity

Busted star Matt Willis has candidly spoken about his time as King of the Jungle as he admitted it was all an attempt to promote his career as a solo singer that backfired

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5 d. ago Dutch parliamentary election on a knife edge as race between Geert Wilders' far

The poll showed that D66 would win 27 seats, a rise of 18 compared to the 2023 election, while Wilders' Party for Freedom would lose 12 seats to finish at 25 seats.

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6 d. ago British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

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6 d. ago Cuomo hasn't condemned bigoted attacks on Mamdani. In 1977 race, his father took another approach

As New York City's mayor's race enters its final stretch, there are echoes and contrasts to another famously bitter city election in 1977

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7 d. ago Jon Stewart tells New York mayoral front runner Mamdani his critics ‘have gone 9/11 on him’

Zohran Mamdani given rapturous reception on the Daily Show in the final days of the New York mayoral race

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7 d. ago All Saints' Melanie Blatt says bosses told her and Nicole Appleton to get abortions

Singer Melanie Blatt has candidly opened up on her time in All Saints as she revealed she and bandmate Nicole Appleton were told to have an abortion or 'ruin everything'

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1 week ago In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against 'racist and baseless' attacks

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is pledging to embrace his Muslim identity amid growing attacks in the final days of the campaign

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1 week ago Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor

US House minority leader ends four-month standoff that had left Democratic nominee without powerful backingHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Friday that he is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, ending a four-month standoff that left the Democratic nominee without the backing of one of the party’s most powerful figures until the day before early voting begins.The announcement arrives after months of pressure from progressives in Congress and after the top Democrat has been repeatedly grilled by reporters about his reluctance to support his party’s candidate. Continue reading...

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