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https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762460142/1761431205781_n_witt_haefeli_new_york_city_mayoral_race_early_voting_starts_251025_1920x1080-4gotfg-1/1761431205781_n_witt_haefeli_new_york_city_mayoral_race_early_voting_starts_251025_1920x1080-4gotfg-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080New York City residents took to the polls Saturday for the first day of early voting in the mayoral race. Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani leads the polls after current Mayor Eric Adams gave his formal endorsement for independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. MSNBC Reporter and Producer Laura Haefeli reports from a polling location in New York City.