Mayor Michael Bloomberg kept his promise to visit a Brooklyn voter following Election Day, after winning a historic third term in an unexpectedly close mayoral race.

The mayor met with Anthony Santa Maria Wednesday morning, whom he first met while campaigning for mayor back in 2001.

Santa Maria complained then that politicians only visit his neighborhood when they needed votes, so Bloomberg promised him he would visit the day after the election.

The mayor has kept with that tradition, visiting Santa Maria again after his win in 2005 and after this year's narrow win over Democratic candidate William Thompson.

Despite pre-election polls showing double-digit leads, the mayor beat Thompson by a margin of only five percentage points in a contest that was defined by low voter turnout.

At times, reporting precincts showed Thompson behind the mayor by only a single percentage point.

But the mayor says given that incumbents were knocked off in several races, the race was as close to a mandate as he could have possibly come.

"I don't think the margin of victory was narrow. When the Yankees win, whether it's a win in four, five, six or seven [games], it's [World Series win] number 27. That's all that matters, okay?" said Bloomberg. "And I'm just honored. Not the plurality, which is all you need, but the majority of the people of this city said, 'Keep up the hard work.'"

According to exit polls reported by the New York Times, Bloomberg had a commanding lead among female voters and white voters, as well as leads with voters under age 30 and over age 44.

Thompson, however, carried a majority of voters from ages 30 to 44, the overwhelming majority of black and Hispanic voters and a slight lead among male voters.

Thompson thanked his supporters Tuesday night and pledged to help Bloomberg in his next term.

"Although we've had our differences, we have always found common ground in our deep desire to serve this city and to build a better future for its people," said Thompson. "And I pledged to do whatever I can to put the differences of the campaign behind us and help him move this city forward as we work to address some very serious challenges."

The win came exactly one year after Bloomberg signed an extension of the city's term limits law that allowed elected officials restricted to eight years in office to run for another term.

When asked if he would change it again to stay in office for another four years, Bloomberg said there is no chance.

The mayor also attended Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night.

Liu, Blasio Win Citywide Offices

As expected, Queens Councilman John Liu was elected city comptroller, easily defeating Republican challenger Joe Mendola by 76 to 19 percent.

He will replace William Thompson and become the first Asian-American to be elected to citywide office.

Brooklyn Councilman Bill de Blasio defeated Staten Island Republican Alex Zablocki in the race for public advocate by 77 to 18 percent.

De Blasio will replace Betsy Gotbaum as the city's watchdog.

People Of Color Make Up Majority Of City Council

Come January, the City Council will see some changes, as 13 of the 51 seats will be occupied by newcomers.

For the first time, minorities will make up the majority of the council, outnumbering whites 28 to 23.

In Chinatown, Margaret Chin has become the first Asian-American elected to serve District 1.

The 38 remaining incumbents include Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who had an easy win.

One-third of the City Council - 17 incumbents - voted for an extension of term limits and won third terms.

Four council members - Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron, Manhattan Councilwoman Gail Brewer, Queens Councilman James Gennaro and Staten Island Councilman James Oddo - won third terms, even though they voted last year to keep term limits.

Meanwhile, all five borough presidents - Ruben Diaz Jr. of the Bronx, Marty Markowitz of Brooklyn, Scott Stringer of Manhattan, Helen Marshall of Queens and James Molinaro of Staten Island - won re-election.

Manhattan has a new district attorney for the first time in 35 years, as Cyrus Vance Jr. won with about 91 percent of the vote.

The Democrat easily beat out Working Families Party candidate Richard Aborn, who was not actively campaigning.

Vance had the support of retiring incumbent Robert Morgenthau.