NYC Mayor Adams to endorse Cuomo in race against Mamdani

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city's mayoral race as he faces off against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

"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," Adams' spokesman, Todd Shapiro, said in a statement to Fox News. "The time and locations for their joint appearances are currently being finalized."

Adams declined to answer questions about Cuomo at an unrelated press conference Thursday morning.

"On topic," Adams told reporters at an event centered on the affordability of child care. 

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"I'll be with Andrew later today, but right now we're talking about this," the mayor added. "And if we mix the two, you won't cover this because it's good. So if you don't have an on topic, I'm going to bounce."

The upcoming endorsement was first reported by The New York Times.

In response to Adams' expected endorsement, Mamdani accused Cuomo of running for the current mayor's "second term."

"It’s no surprise to see two men who share an affinity for corruption and Trump capitulation align themselves at the behest of the billionaire class and the president himself. We are going to turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas that these two disgraced executives embody and build a city every New Yorker can afford," Mamdani said in a statement.

Adams ended his re-election campaign last month. Despite past spats on the campaign trail, Adams and Cuomo seem to have put aside their differences as they push to stop Mamdani's rise.

"I think that it is imperative to really wake up the Black and brown communities that have suffered from gentrification on how important this race is," Adams said in an interview with the Times.

"They have watched their rents increase in terms of gentrification, and they have been disregarded in those neighborhoods, and I’m going to go to those neighborhoods and speak one on one with organizers and groups, and I’m going to walk with the governor in those neighborhoods and get them engaged," he added.

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The two former rivals even sat together courtside at the New York Knicks' season opener on Wednesday. Cuomo, fresh from the debate, said on social media that he made it in time for the second half and posted a photo of himself with Adams.

Cuomo, Mamdani and Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa had their last chance to make their pitches to voters on Wednesday night as they sparred on the debate stage.

The debate came as Sliwa and Mamdani faced outside pressure. Billionaires have recently called on Sliwa to drop out over concerns that he would split the anti-Mamdani vote with Cuomo, leading the Democratic socialist to victory. Meanwhile, Mamdani faced condemnations from more than 650 rabbis nationwide, including those from the largest New York City synagogues, signed an open letter condemning Mamdani for what they said was anti-Israel rhetoric.

During the debate, Cuomo and Sliwa pressed Mamdani on Jewish New Yorkers' fears that antisemitism would rise under his watch. Mamdani countered, saying that he heard the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers and that they deserved "a leader who takes it seriously" rather than "one who weaponizes it as a means by which to score political points on a debate stage."

The latest Fox News survey, conducted Oct. 10-14, ahead of the first general election debate last week, revealed that Mamdani has gained a substantial lead in the race because voters see him as the best candidate to tackle the city’s top problems.

According to the poll, Mamdani has a 21-point lead among New York City registered voters with 49% of voters backing Mamdani, while 28% go for Cuomo and 13% favor Sliwa. Mamdani also rose above the 50% threshold among likely voters, garnering 52% support, while Cuomo picked up 28%, and Sliwa received just 14%.

Fox News Digital also reached out to Cuomo's team for comment.