New York Day by day Information endorses Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor over Mamdani

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The New York Day by day Information endorsed impartial candidate Andrew Cuomo for New York Metropolis mayor on Sunday, warning that Democrat Zohran Mamdani has confirmed to be a "callow and mealy-mouthed" hack.

"Zohran Mamdani’s dithering efficiency within the remaining mayoral debate pointed up the continuing drawback together with his marketing campaign," The New York Daily News Editorial Board wrote. "It’s a home of playing cards constructed on sound bites and laced with antisemitism. However he stumbles and dodges when requested to enterprise past his surface-level concentrate on affordability and his 4, and solely 4, slim planks: youngster care, buses, hire, and grocery shops. It's not solely naïve and maddening, however harmful for a future mayor and factors up how unfit he's for the workplace."

The board continued, "Whereas Andrew Cuomo has loads of well-documented flaws, together with those who drove him from the governor’s mansion in 2021, a decade as governor proves that he's a reliable govt and will properly do the job of operating the town authorities."

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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani battle to be mayor of New York Metropolis. (Angelina Katsanis/Pool by way of Reuters; Mike Segar/Reuters)

The New York Day by day Information criticized Mamdani for having no plans on the way to pay for his lofty marketing campaign guarantees, akin to common healthcare, with out elevating taxes, in addition to failing to handle different points akin to policing and housing.

"[I]t's vital to concentrate to what Mamdani shouldn't be speaking about. He received’t reply when it will get robust. He could also be interesting on the floor together with his slogans and guarantees, however beneath there's a hollowness that can in the end disappoint his supporters and put New York in a nasty place," the board wrote.

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The New York Day by day Information criticized Zohran Mamdani for having no concrete plans to enact his marketing campaign guarantees. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket by way of Getty Pictures)

In contrast, the board argued that Cuomo has "a really lengthy, very public file," bringing extra expertise to the place than any candidate earlier than him.

"New York isn’t a metropolis that stands nonetheless, it should advance or fall again. With Mamdani we danger regressing. With Cuomo we are able to transfer forward," the article concluded.

Fox News Digital reached out to each Cuomo and Mamdani's campaigns for remark however didn't instantly obtain responses.

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Former New York Governor and impartial New York Metropolis mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks throughout a press convention on the Sheraton Occasions Sq. Lodge on August 4, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Pictures)

Early voting in New York City started on Saturday with the mayoral election set for Nov. 4.

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A Fox News poll earlier this month confirmed Mamdani holding a 21-point lead forward of Cuomo at 49% in comparison with the previous governor's 28%. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa was polled at 13%.

Lindsay Kornick is an affiliate editor for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions may be despatched to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.