thecityreporter.nyc/2026/11/03/nyc-election-kathy-hochul-bruce-blakeman-zohran-mamdani High Stakes and High Costs: NY Voters Hit the Polls as Hochul Faces Blakeman
New York City voters headed to the polls after more than 690,000 city voters had cast ballots during early voting, with affordability central to the governor's race between Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman. Marist and Siena polls showed Hochul ahead, and city ballot proposals plus Mayor Zohran Mamdani's tax agenda were also in focus.