Adams endorses Cuomo for NYC mayor after suspending his personal marketing campaign

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Mayor Eric Adams formally endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to interchange him as the subsequent mayor of New York City on Thursday, lower than one month after Adams suspended his re-election marketing campaign.

The endorsement adopted Wednesday evening's remaining mayoral debate, the place Cuomo, who's working as an Unbiased, confronted off in opposition to Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Somewhat than converse to reporters after the controversy, Cuomo dashed off to Madison Sq. Backyard to look at the top of the New York Knicks sport courtside with Adams.

"I am combating for the household of New York," Adams stated. "That is why I am right here at this time, to endorse Andrew Cuomo, to be a part of this battle, and I'll give him my all these subsequent few days to make it possible for Black and Brown communities, particularly, who've imagine there's nothing at stake on this election for them."

Adams spokesperson Todd Shapiro confirmed the mayor would endorse Cuomo in an announcement to Fox Information on Thursday. The New York Instances was the primary to report the endorsement .

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New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams poses with Unbiased candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at Madison Sq. Backyard on Oct. 22, 2025, in New York Metropolis. (Al Bello/Getty Pictures)

"At the moment confirms what we’ve lengthy identified: Andrew Cuomo is working for Eric Adams’ second time period," Mamdani stated in an announcement Thursday. "It’s no shock to see two males who share an affinity for corruption and Trump capitulation align themselves on the behest of the billionaire class and the President himself. We're going to flip the web page on the politics of huge cash and small concepts that these two disgraced executives embody and construct a metropolis each New Yorker can afford."

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Mamdani reiterated his criticism of the endorsement throughout a marketing campaign occasion in Manhattan on Thursday.

"We additionally know that that is the artwork of the deal," Mamdani stated earlier than including, "We all know that in a second when New Yorkers are in search of a solution to the authoritarianism that we're seeing from Washington, D.C., they do not need the continuation of constructing City Hall into an embassy of that very same administration."

Strain had been mounting since Mamdani gained the Democratic main for Adams or Cuomo to drop out of the race to consolidate help in opposition to Mamdani.

Adams introduced he was suspending his marketing campaign in a video on Sunday, Sept. 28, prompting the main mayoral candidates to sharpen their political jabs in opposition to one another.

Comparable strain from billionaires, together with Purple Apple Media CEO John Catsimatidis and hedge fund CEO Invoice Ackman, has intensified this week for Sliwa to drop out of the race to be able to clear a pathway to victory for Cuomo.

The Democratic nominee, who handily defeated Cuomo within the main, elicited Adams' personal phrases in opposition to the previous governor within the days after he suspended his re-election marketing campaign.

"Even listening to Eric Adams, the best way that he described Andrew Cuomo as a snake and a liar, is one thing that I've heard from various New Yorkers in wanting to show that web page," Mamdani stated.

New York Metropolis Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani solutions reporter questions on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Manhattan. (Fox Information Digital/Deirdre Heavey)

Adams addressed his personal criticism of Adams throughout the announcement Thursday.

"He known as me names. However you realize what? Now it is time to battle for the household, and I am to battle for the household with Andrew Cuomo as the subsequent mayor of the town of New York," Adams stated.

The most recent Fox Information survey, performed Oct. 10-14, forward of the primary basic election debate final week, revealed that Mamdani has a considerable lead within the race. In line with the ballot, Mamdani has a 21-point lead amongst New York Metropolis registered voters with 49% of voters backing Mamdani, whereas 28% go for Cuomo and 13% favor Sliwa.

Mamdani additionally rose above the 50% threshold amongst seemingly voters, garnering 52% help, whereas Cuomo picked up 28%, and Sliwa obtained simply 14%.

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However as Mamdani, ever the social media-savvy candidate, warned his followers on Wednesday, it was Cuomo who was the favourite to win the nomination simply weeks earlier than the Democratic main.

By consolidating help with New York Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander, and cross-endorsing one another to topple Cuomo via ranked-choice voting, Mamdani pulled off the political upset that has since landed him on the nationwide stage.