As New York City\u2019s mayoral race enters its final stretch, tens of thousands of voters turned out across the five boroughs over the first two days of early voting \u2014 a sharp uptick from the last mayoral election.<\/p>\n
According to preliminary figures from the city\u2019s Board of Elections<\/a>, 164,190 voters cast ballots by the close of polls on Sunday. Brooklyn and Manhattan led the turnout, with roughly 49,000 early check-ins each, followed by Queens with nearly 39,000, the Bronx with about 14,000 and Staten Island with 12,500.\u00a0<\/p>\n The total represents roughly four times the number of ballots cast during the first two days of early voting in 2021.<\/p>\n The surge comes as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani make their final appeals to voters ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n Each spent the weekend courting supporters at rallies and neighborhood stops across the city, emphasizing issues ranging from public safety to housing affordability.<\/p>\n Polls will be open for early voting every day through Sunday, Nov. 2, and again on Tuesday, Nov. 4 for Election Day. Visit here<\/a> for a full schedule.<\/p>\n