The city’s highly-contested Democratic mayoral primary has finally come to its long-awaited close as the last few New Yorkers braved unseasonable high temperatures to cast their ballots on Tuesday. Despite the crowded field,

The polls have closed in New York City on Tuesday as voters choose the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor. The Board of Elections prepared for the extreme heat at over 1,000 polling sites by distributing fans and making sure voters have access to water.