Bill de Blasio projected to cruise to reelection in New York City

New York City's Democratic mayor, Bill de Blasio, is projected to easily win reelection on Tuesday.De Blasio campaigned on his first-term achievements, which include universal pre-K and protecting and promoting affordable housing.Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is projected to win reelection on Tuesday, beating RepublicanStaten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and former police detective Bo Dietl,who ran as an independent.De Blasio, first elected in 2013, campaigned onhis most significant first-term achievements, which includeuniversal free pre-K for 4-year-olds,creating or preserving thousands of affordable housing units, and repealing stop-and-frisk while working to make the NYPD more community focused.He's been buoyed by the lowest crime rates in decadesand stabilizing rent prices.Despite facing federal and state investigations into hisfundraising practices, battles with New York's Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and tensions with the police department, de Blasio managed to coast through his reelection campaign largelydrama-free.Malliotakis strongly criticized de Blasio's approach to rising homelessness and campaigned on tighter restrictions on immigrants, including stripping New York City of its sanctuary city status and denying undocumented immigrants financial aid for state colleges. But her positions arelargely out of step with the city's predominantly liberal voters.Dietl, a bombastic supporter of President Donald Trump, focused on attackingbothhis Democratic and Republican opponents.Check back here for election results.SEE ALSO:These are the races to watch on Election Day 2017Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Here's why people on Twitter think Melania Trump was replaced by a body double ' and why they're wrong
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