Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo called Tuesday the “ most important election ” in his lifetime as he made a final push to upset front-runner Zohran Mamdani.

The former governor said this year’s race was a battle for the future of the city — and the Democratic Party. Cuomo is a Democrat but lost to Mamdani in a party primary in June, then continued with his bid without a major party line on city ballots.

“I’m not a kid, but this is the most important election of my lifetime,” Cuomo told reporters as he voted at the High School of Art and Design on 56th Street in Manhattan just before noon Tuesday.

“This is going to determine the future of the city of New York. It may also determine the future of the Democratic Party,” Cuomo said, taking aim at Mamdani’s democratic socialist

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