NEW YORK — Early voters streamed to the polls on a windy Halloween Friday, some in costume, while the candidates campaigned across New York City seeking a winning formula in a rancorous three-way contest for mayor.
Assembly member Zohran Mamdani, a left-wing Democrat whose promises to freeze some rents and raise taxes to pay for social programs have worried the business community, remained the front-runner in recent polls. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa have been dividing up moderate and conservative voters.
More than 480,000 voters have cast early ballots, far outpacing early voting in the last mayoral race. It remains unclear, however, how much higher final turnout will be…