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🗳️ Get The Scoop On The NYC Mayoral Election 2025: What’s at Stake for Southeast Queens — and the Nation

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The NYC Mayoral Election 2025: What’s at Stake for Southeast Queens — and the Nation

Election Day is tomorrow, and New York City voters are heading to the polls to choose the city’s next mayor and decide on key ballot proposals that could reshape local governance, housing, and economic opportunity.  In Southeast Queens, one of the largest areas of Black homeowners and business owners in the country, these tough economic times (especially given the attacks on DEI and immigration) this election is a critical one for the area.  

The Mayoral Race

With Mayor Eric Adams officially bowing out in late September, the contest has taken on new energy.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and progressive Assemblymember from Queens, is campaigning on housing affordability, public safety reform, and workers’ rights.

Andrew Cuomo, running as an Independent, is emphasizing fiscal management, infrastructure, and a return to “strong executive leadership.”

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican contender, focuses on public safety and restoring confidence in city policing and quality-of-life issues.

The 2025 race has become one of the most ideologically diverse in modern city history — reflecting the growing divides among New Yorkers over housing, policing, development, and economic fairness.

Ballot Proposals to Watch

Alongside the mayoral vote, New Yorkers will also decide on five proposed changes to the city charter, including:

Faster Affordable-Housing Approvals — Streamlining smaller-scale affordable housing projects.

Zoning Reform — Modernizing land-use procedures to speed up development.

Community Input Changes — Adjusting how local community boards review projects.

Transparency in Public Works — Expanding disclosure of major infrastructure and housing plans.

Election-Cycle Shift — Moving local elections to even-numbered years to increase turnout.

Supporters say these measures would make city government more efficient; critics counter that they risk silencing community voices — particularly in outer-borough neighborhoods like Southeast Queens, where development often outpaces local consultation.