The former governor, part of New York’s political firmament for nearly half a century, finished what may be his final campaign with a bruising loss to Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor’s race.

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani boasted about having "toppled" the Cuomo "dynasty" in his victory speech on Tuesday.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn't given him the boost he wanted.

It’s not the O.J. Bronco,” the former New York governor said, after a picture of him in the car was viewed millions of times online.

Former governor Andrew Cuomo conceded the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday night, saying, “Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani.

The room is beginning to fill in 30 minutes before polls close. A large man stood up near the front. “I was a MAGA Republican candidate for mayor for New York City,” he said, before ripping on the other candidates: Republican Curtis Sliwa is a “spoiler,” Mamdani is a communist. “I have my own daughter, he said. “She’s woke. She wants free stuff.”

Minutes after polls closed New York City, the venue hosting Andrew Cuomo’s watch party was lively and full of people. Campaign staffers, supporters and others milled around Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown Manhattan and ordered drinks from two bars.