Board of Elections makes it official: Harvey Epstein wins City Council District 2

Photo on June 24 by Stacie Joy

It is official. As expected after the conclusion of primary election day last Tuesday, State Assemblymember Harvey Epstein has won the Democratic primary for the City Council District 2 seat currently held by the term-limited Carlina Rivera. 

Today, the city Board of Elections released the ranked-choice results. After four rounds, Epstein, who has repped State Assembly District 74 since 2018, had 57% of the vote, with Sarah Batchu second at 43%. (Final results here.)

As for the race for mayor, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani secured a majority of the vote after two rounds of ranked choice tabulations, according to the Board of Elections and published reports. (Final results here.) 

Mamdani tallied 56%, or a total of 545,334 votes. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo came in second with 44% of the votes, or 428,530 votes. 

Mamdani will now face off against Mayor Eric Adams, who's running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in November. He may also see Cuomo again. 

The General Election is scheduled for Nov. 4, with early voting set to begin on Oct. 25.