In closing campaign messages to voters Monday, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani offered an optimistic view of how New York might look under his leadership, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned of what he sees as the dangers of the upstart frontrunner.

The contrasting visions were delivered on the eve of Tuesday’s mayoral election, which is seen as one of the city’s most consequential in decades.

More than 735,000 New Yorkers already voted early ahead of Tuesday, potentially putting the contest on track to bring record turnout after a campaign that has heavily focused on the city’s cost of living crisis.

Mamdani, who has polled as the favorite to win the election since winning June’s Demoratic primary, delivered his closing address in City Hall Park after walking across th

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