‘Bing Bong’ received votes to become mayor of NYC but so did Trae Young

In order to get elected mayor of New York City, Eric Adams had some unexpected foes he had to earn more votes than along the way.

In order to get elected mayor of New York City, Eric Adams had some unexpected foes he had to earn more votes than along the way.

Eric Adams received more than 70 percent of the voting share and had little trouble winning the election on Nov. 2. But now that results for the write-in candidates were released for public record, we got to see some of the ways that New Yorkers had fun with the voting process.

At least for basketball fans, when looking at the results, the most interesting write-in votes were cast for “Bing Bong” to become the next mayor of New York City.

Bing Bong, as we learned back in October, has become the rallying cry for the New York Knicks so far this season. It originated from a wild video from the folks at Sidetalk NYC and it sounds like the noise the closing doors make on the subways across the city.

Fans have turned the phrase into a meme and even players on the team, like Evan Fournier, have tweeted about it.

So even though we don’t know its political affiliation or the platform that it would have run on, we do know Bing Bong at least received multiple votes — including one likely vote from NYC band Rebounder — for political office.

Considering the popularity of Bing Bong across the city, it’s no surprise that folks took the joke to the ballot. But it was more surprising to see Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young earn a vote.

The current mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, publicly told Young to stop “hunting fouls” because it’s not the right way to play basketball.

Young, whose Hawks defeated the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs this past season, immediately became an NYC villain with theatrical antics like taking a bow after winning or showing up at Madison Square Garden for an appearance on WWE’s Smackdown.

However, despite the criticism from de Blasio, at least one person in New York City went all the way to the polls just to write Young’s name down.

Meanwhile, in the world of baseball, two players on the New York Mets got some nods.

Mets stars Jacob deGrom and Pete Alonso were not campaigning for the position. But as noted by Newsday reporter Tim Healey, both players also received consideration.

Other notable New York sports figures to receive votes include Knicks wing RJ Barrett, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Jets quarterback Mike White.

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