NYC breaks 24-year record in number of voters coming out for mayoral race

Voters cast their ballots at the Brooklyn Museum Tuesday. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock/Sarah Yenesel
With less than three hours remaining before polls close, Tuesday’s New York City mayoral race already drew the largest number of voters than any other since 2001, according to the New York City Board of Elections.
Still reeling from the terror attacks of Sept. 11, more than 1.5 million New Yorkers visited the polls for that mayoral contest, where Republican Michael Bloomberg defeated Democrat Mark Green.
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