In the weeks since the primary, several prominent donors who had been supportive of Cuomo pledged their support to Adams in the general election, including billionaire hedge-fund managers Dan Loeb and Bill Ackman, both of whom have become so entwined with the Adams operation that they have helped vet campaign hires.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he will continue his run for New York City mayor after losing to Zohran Mamdani in last month's Democratic primary. "I'm in it to win it," Cuomo said in a post on X.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he is going to run as an independent in this year's race for New York City Mayor, joining Democrat Zohran Mamdani, who beat Cuomo in the Democratic primary, perennial Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa,