Wake up, New York, it's primary election day! If you haven't already done so (and are a registered Democrat or Republican), go vote. You can find your polling site and review a sample ballot here. Hell Gate reporters are already all over the city, staking out polling places, talking to voters, and taking the temperature of the various races. You can read our primary live blog here. We also just published a bonus podcast episode running through the latest in the major races with New York City politics-knower Michael Lange. And don't forget: Tonight, we'll be broadcasting the election results, talking with experts, and reporting live from the field on our primary night livestream.
This time last year, New York witnessed a historic upset, as former Governor Andrew Cuomo was soundly trounced in the Democratic primary by an upstart Muslim democratic socialist with boundless charisma and a motivated army of volunteers. But was Mamdani's primary win last year a fluke, the product of very narrow, specific, irreplicable conditions—or an indication of broader shifts within the Democratic Party and a sign of the rising power of the Democratic Socialists of America? Will Mamdani's endorsements in several key races matter, or did he burn through his political capital? Today's primary election will offer some answers.