AOC, Mamdani and Kathy Hochul raise a toast at Bills watch party ahead of election day

Hochul appeared alongside Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez outside the Queens bar, where the trio gathered to watch the Bills face the Baltimore Ravens. AOC's appearance was particularly notable: although she had attended an official event with Hochul previously, this was their first campaign outing together this year.

Inside Murphy's Sports Bar, the three politicians reacted to the game alongside cheering fans. Asked about campaigning with Hochul despite ideological differences, Ocasio-Cortez said, "The stakes are too high for us to be consumed by the narcissism of small differences," City & State New York reported.

Hochul celebrated in a Bills jacket and cap, while Ocasio-Cortez also wore team colors. Mamdani, meanwhile, stuck to a suit. The governor described the final stretch of campaigning as "an adrenaline rush," as she made stops across Democratic neighborhoods in New York City.

The trio raised their drinks around a table of game-day food, offering a lighter image of an election-season gathering. Asked about campaigning with politicians from different wings of her party, Hochul said she was grateful for "a broad base of individuals from different perspectives" supporting her campaign.