WATCH: Andrew Cuomo concedes NYC mayoral race to Zohran Mamdani

(CBS NEWS) Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayor's race, CBS News projects.

Mamdani defeated Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent Voter turnout surpassed 2 million, the first time that's happened since 1969.

Andrew Cuomo spoke to his supporters Tuesday night after Zohran Mamdani was projected the winner of the New York City mayor's race.

Cuomo called his supporters "New York patriots."

"This campaign was the right fight to wage, and I am proud of what we did and what we did together. This campaign was to contest the philosophies that are shaping the Democratic party, the future of this city, and the future of this country," Cuomo said.

Cuomo praised the large turnout of more than 2 million voters, saying he garnered more than 40% of the vote while running as an independent - the highest percentage, he said, in modern history.

"We will not make the NYPD the enemy. We cherish our diversity, and we have no tolerance for discrimination of any kind by race, religion, sexual orientation or creed, and we will not tolerate any behavior that fans the flames of antisemitism," Cuomo said. "Our strength is our unity. Black, White, Brown, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, we are one. We are the family of New York. We believe in interconnection and mutuality and codependence, and you attack one of us, you attack all of us. That is what it means to be a New Yorker. No one and nothing will ever divide us. And this campaign was necessary to make that point - a caution flag that we are heading down a dangerous, dangerous road.

"We made that point, and they heard us, and we will hold them to it," he added.

Cuomo offered his congratulations to Mamdani, and was greeted with a chorus of boos.

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