Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayor’s race

New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams has endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo within the race to interchange him. 

The endorsement got here simply two days earlier than the beginning of early voting.

Adams and Cuomo appeared Thursday afternoon at NYCHA’s Carver Homes, the place they embraced as they met. 

“Andrew and I are two youngsters from New York, and when you concentrate on it, Andrew and his brother, and I’ve three of them, and brothers combat,” Adams stated. “However when households are attacked, brothers come collectively. They perceive that it’s a must to defend the household.” 

Adams admitted he was “indignant” he isn’t the one taking over Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.

“However you recognize what, town means extra to me than something, and it’s time for us as a household to come back collectively,” the mayor stated. 

It is the endorsement Cuomo has been ready for ever since Adams dropped out of the race, and represented a serious mending of fences between two males who stated harsh issues about one another within the warmth of the marketing campaign. It was solely final month Adams known as Cuomo “a snake and a liar” as the 2 campaigned for Gracie Mansion. 

Adams blasts Mamdani’s plan to freeze the hire 

Adams went on to take Mamdani’s hire freeze promise to job. 

“Once you lie and state you’ll be able to freeze hire – you’ll be able to’t freeze hire in NYCHA. You’ll be able to’t freeze hire in Mitchell-Lama. You’ll be able to’t freeze hire in market price housing. You’ll be able to’t freeze hire, however you’re mendacity and telling folks you are able to do so. We’re preventing in opposition to a snake oil salesman who has bought us a invoice of products,” Adams stated. “And who’s his base of help? Gentrifiers. Gentrifiers have raised the hire on this metropolis, and disrespected communities for much too lengthy. And he’s the king of the gentrifiers.” 

“He believes Zohran is an existential menace to New York Metropolis, and all of us need to do our greatest to be sure that Zohran doesn’t change into the subsequent mayor,” Cuomo stated. “I applaud him for that, and I’ve nice respect for that.” 

Cuomo, who’s operating as an impartial, burdened he and Adams, who ran for reelection as an impartial, are Democrats. 

“Zohran shouldn’t be a Democrat. Democratic socialist is a unique factor. It should not even have the phrase ‘democratic’ in entrance of it. They’re socialists. Lookup the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America. It has nothing to do with the Democratic social gathering,” Cuomo stated. 

Cuomo blasted Mamdani as divisive, citing concern he stated Mamdani has sparked within the Jewish, Italian and LGBTQ+ communities. 

Cuomo and Mamdani additionally tangled about his look on the Sid and Buddies radio present, and a back-and-forth with host Sid Rosenberg about Cuomo’s cost that Mamdani lacks expertise.

“Any given morning, there is a disaster. And other people’s lives are at stake. God forbid, one other 9/11. Are you able to think about Mamdani within the seat?” Cuomo stated on the present. 

“Yeah I may. He’d be cheering,” Rosenberg stated. 

Mamdani known as it Islamophobia. 

“To have a look at a metropolis the place one in eight New Yorkers are Muslim and say that, by advantage of your religion, you’re worthy of suspicion. It’s each extremely disappointing and but not shocking, given how Andrew Cuomo has run this marketing campaign,” Mamdani stated. 

“The host stated regardless of the host stated. All proper, that is the host. Go speak to the host about that. I stated, I stated about 9/11, that is one other downside. Referring to what I’ve stated repeatedly, which is, I’ve an issue with the truth that Zohran friends round with Hassan Piker, who stated America deserved 9/11,” Cuomo stated. 

Endorsement comes on heels of ultimate debate

Adams’ endorsement comes a day after Cuomo joined Adams courtside on the Knicks residence opener following the last mayoral debate. 

Adams was operating for reelection himself till late September, when he ended his marketing campaign and exited the race. The outgoing mayor has been an outspoken critic of Mamdani and was rumored to be contemplating throwing his help behind Cuomo for the previous week or so. 

Mamdani stated the 2 teaming up is an “illustration for New Yorkers of the truth that Eric Adams’ report is Andrew Cuomo’s agenda.” 

“At present confirms what we have lengthy recognized: Andrew Cuomo is operating for Eric Adams’ second time period. It is 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,” Mamdani stated in a press release Thursday. 

Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 2013 till he resigned in 2021, misplaced the Democratic major to Mamdani in June and has since been constantly polling second heading into the final election. A ballot earlier this week confirmed Mamdani holding onto a double-digit lead in a three-way race with Republican Curtis Sliwa. 

The ballot, in the meantime, discovered it could be neck-and-neck between Mamdani and Cuomo if Sliwa had been to exit.

Sliwa stays on the offensive about staying in

“That is corruption previous, corruption current, and corruption ready to occur once more. Check out this. They’ll co-author the e book ‘The Artwork of the Steal,'” Sliwa stated in a press release. 

Sliwa has repeatedly vowed to remain within the race, even parting with longtime WABC radio boss John Catsimatidis.

“Why would I drop out of the race? You suppose Republicans are going to vote for Andrew Cuomo?” Sliwa stated through the debate.

Sliwa punched arduous throughout an interview on CNBC Thursday morning in an effort to show he deserves to remain on the poll, and blamed Adams for the state of the race.

“He belongs in jail. He is the rationale there is a Zohran Mamdani, as a result of if he had accomplished a midway first rate job he would’ve received. He is an incumbent mayor. It might’ve been spherical two as a result of I ran in opposition to him in 2021,” Sliwa stated.

Home Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries to talk with Mamdani Thursday evening

Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries advised Rev. Al Sharpton he plans to talk with Mamdani Thursday evening. 

Jeffries has but to make an endorsement within the race.

“I do hope to speak to the Democratic nominee both late at present or tomorrow, prematurely of early voting,” Jeffries stated. “I do suppose that his resolution to announce that he would reappoint [NYPD] Commissioner Jessica Tisch is a constructive step in the best path by way of sending the message that, whereas he’s going to after all concentrate on affordability — and that’s the primary concern of the folks within the communities I signify. And a few issues actually have to be accomplished, significantly in Black and Brown communities, which have suffered beneath the crushing weight of gentrification and displacement in neighborhoods like Bedford-Stuyvesant and Harlem … that is going to be necessary and on the prime of his agenda. But additionally that public security after all will proceed to be necessary in communities all through the Metropolis of New York. I feel it is reassuring to numerous of us that he’ll proceed the management at One Police Plaza.”

Political knowledgeable David Birdsell says Jeffries’ endorsement can be a step in the best path as Mamdani tries to win over the doubters within the Democratic Get together.

“If Hakeem Jeffries had been in reality to endorse Zohran Mamdani, it could be a vote of confidence from the Democratic institution. You aren’t getting far more established at this level than the Minority Chief, who’s hoping to change into the Speaker of the Home in January of 2027,” he stated.

Key takeaways from the NYC mayoral debate

The candidates made their case to voters and coated numerous floor throughout Wednesday evening’s debate.

They had been requested to handle the current federal immigration raids and tips on how to deal with threats from the Trump administration.

In addition they spoke in regards to the NYPD and all agreed Commissioner Tisch ought to stay the division’s chief.

Mamdani known as out Cuomo over his sexual harassment scandal as governor, and each Cuomo and Sliwa questioned Mamdani about his expertise for the job and his stance on Israel.

As well as, the candidates supplied up their concepts for mass transit and what must be accomplished in regards to the deadline to shut Rikers Island.

Mamdani additionally refused to take positions on essential poll measures that will handle the very housing points he is centered his platform round.

“What a shocker. As soon as he takes a place, he’ll change it anyway,” Cuomo stated.

Mamdani responded with a zinger of his personal.

“We heard from Donald Trump’s puppet, himself, Andrew Cuomo. He spent more cash on a singing water fountain at LaGuardia Airport than he did on the typical value of an reasonably priced housing unit,” Mamdani stated. 

Why did Mayor Adams drop out?

Adams took workplace as town’s a hundred and tenth mayor in January 2022 after serving as Brooklyn borough president.   

He ended his reelection marketing campaign on Sept. 28, however his title will nonetheless seem on the poll beneath an impartial line. 

It has been a tumultuous previous 12 months for the mayor and his administration. He was indicted on federal bribery fees, which he denied, that had been later dropped. The dismissal additionally raised questions on his relationship with President Trump and the affect of the White Home on Metropolis Corridor. 

Adams maintained his innocence and his capability to steer town, launching his reelection marketing campaign over the summer time. However most polls confirmed him garnering single-digit help, properly behind Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa.

“Regardless of all we have achieved, I can not proceed my reelection marketing campaign. The fixed media hypothesis about my future and the Marketing campaign Finance Board’s resolution to withhold hundreds of thousands of {dollars} have undermined my capability to lift the funds wanted for a critical marketing campaign,” Adams stated in a video announcement when he dropped out.   

Impartial candidate Jim Walden additionally ended his marketing campaign and exited the race, however the Board of Elections dominated he missed the Might 30 deadline to take away his title from the poll.