NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — abounds with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor.

With voters turning out in record numbers for this year’s municipal elections, officials say results in New York City and New Jersey could come faster than usual — possibly within an hour after polls close Tuesday night.

A democratic socialist battles a former governor and a long-shot Republican to become mayor of the biggest US city. Born in Uganda to parents of Indian descent, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is the unlikely favorite to win.

President Trump made his most overt endorsement yet of Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race — saying that New Yorkers “must vote for” the disgraced former governor to defeat

New York City's mayoral candidates are set to make a final push to get voters to the polls as the race to lead America's biggest city nears its finale.

Religion has become a defining issue in the New York City mayoral race as Jewish New Yorkers reject Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and war in Gaza.