Republican Curtis Sliwa appears to have played spoiler in New York City’s mayoral race. Sliwa received 7.4% of the vote with 80% of the vote total reporting, according to the Associated Press. That’s roughly the margin of victory Zohran Mamdani is holding over Andrew Cuomo.

"I know you're watching, turn the volume up," the 34-year-old socialist tells the president as he becomes the first Muslim mayor of New York City.

New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation’s largest city. Zohran Mamdani,

Despite mounting pressure from his party to quit, the GOP nominee told Newsweek he’s determined to stay in the NYC mayoral race to the bitter end.

Mr. Sliwa, an anti-crime activist who is the product of a bygone city, said he hoped the incoming mayor succeeded, but not at the cost of socialism and a weakened police force.

The New York City mayoral race between Democrat Zohran Mamdani, independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa is coming down to the wire. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.