Cuomo Sits With Adams at NBA Recreation After Debate

[ad_1] Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo left Wednesday night time's remaining New York Metropolis mayoral debate and headed to Madison Sq. Backyard, the place he was noticed courtside with outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, in keeping with the New York Put up.

The Put up reported that about half-hour after the controversy ended, round 8:30 p.m., Cuomo was seen greeting Adams on the Midtown area throughout the second half of the New York Knicks' season opener. Cuomo gave a thumbs-up whereas sitting with Adams, who dropped out of his reelection marketing campaign in September.

"Nice win for the Knicks. We have to win for town. Cannot go backwards," Adams posted on his marketing campaign social media account, together with a photograph exhibiting him smiling beside Cuomo.

Adams has not formally endorsed anybody since leaving the race, however sources informed the Put up he seems inclined to again Cuomo regardless of their prior marketing campaign clashes. Each have lengthy moved in average Democrat circles and have opposed state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist and the Democrat nominee.

Whereas Cuomo headed to the Knicks recreation, Mamdani and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa stayed behind to talk with reporters within the debate's media spin room.

Throughout his debate remarks earlier that night, Cuomo cheered, "Go Knicks, go Knicks, go Knicks," as he confronted Mamdani and Sliwa, founding father of the Guardian Angels. Sliwa later declared himself the controversy's winner and pledged to stay within the race regardless of hypothesis about his probabilities.

Mamdani appeared on the debate alongside Charlotte Bennett, a former Cuomo aide who accused him of sexual harassment. Mamdani talked about Bennett's attendance whereas criticizing the previous governor over the allegations that led to his 2021 resignation.

Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing. Bennett, a former state worker, settled her lawsuit in April for $450,000.

After the controversy, Mamdani took to X to criticize Cuomo's courtside look with Adams, writing, "Corruption goes courtside," alongside a photograph of the 2 smiling of their VIP seats.