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.

Primary Election Night 2025

Photos by Daniel Efram 

Last evening, d.b.a. on First Avenue hosted a watch party for Zohran Mamdani.

And it turned out to be a night to remember for his supporters as the 33-year-old Democratic socialist from Queens appeared set to win the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Although a winner won't be officially declared until July 1 due to the city's ranked-choice voting system, Cuomo conceded less than two hours after the polls closed at 9 p.m. 

Mamdani carried about 43.5% of the vote, in what Democratic political strategist Trip Yang described to Gothamist as "the biggest upset in modern New York City history." (Read more: 5 takeaways from the NYC mayoral primary at The Hill.) 

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

In the race for term-limited Carlina Rivera's City Council seat in District 2, Assembly Member Harvey Epstein appears to be headed for victory with nearly 40% of the vote, per The New York Times. He is followed by Sarah Batchu (21.2%), Andrea Gordillo (21.1%), Anthony Weiner (10.3%), and Allie Ryan (7.3%).