New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ahead of the city's mayoral election in November.
Todd Shapiro, a spokesperson for Adams, confirmed the news in a statement to NBC New York, “As spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams, I can confirm that the Mayor will endorse former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and intends to campaign alongside him. The time and locations for their joint appearances are currently being finalized.”
Cuomo and Adams, both longtime Democrats, each ran as third-party candidates in the general election against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a state legislator. But Adams dropped out of the race last month, saying in a nearly 9-minute video posted on X that he didn’t see a path to victory in this race.
Cuomo and Adams were spotted together Wednesday night at a New York Knicks game, after Cuomo participated in the final mayoral debate.
Mamdani weighed into the endorsement announcement, first reported by The New York Times, in a post on X, calling it, “The Art of the Deal.”
Adams said in an interview with "The Reset Talk Show" last week that he was in conversations with Cuomo but was waiting to make a final decision on backing a candidate. Adams has been vocal about his disagreements with Mamdani's policy proposals. And he had also been a frequent critic of Cuomo when they were both in the mayoral race. Adams called Cuomo "a snake and a liar" in a Sept. 5 announcement saying he'd be staying in the race at that time.
Mamdani has consistently held double-digit leads in the mayoral race, though Cuomo made gains in some surveys conducted since Adams dropped out of the race.
In a recent Fox News poll, released before the first debate, Mamdani was leading among registered New York City voters with 49%, ahead of Cuomo with 28% and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa with 13%. Other surveys have shown closer margins but still double-digit leads for Mamdani.
