At Cuomo election night party, signs of optimism
The Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan where independent candidate Andrew Cuomo is holding his election night party. Credit: Newsday/Nicholas Spangler
Tonight's Cuomo campaign watch party is at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, a change in neighborhood and certainly in vibe from the vast Carpenters Union Hall that hosted the primary night defeat. That space had a raw, under construction feel to it.
The art deco ballroom, once home to the famed Ziegfeld Theater, hosted Argentine President Javier Milei at an award ceremony in September. Tonight it is decorated, optimistically, with campaign signs that say, "Cuomo Ready on Day One."
It has room for 1,200 guests but is now occupied by about 40 members of the media.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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