Mayor Adams mentioned Wednesday he’s in talks with Andrew Cuomo about doubtlessly endorsing the ex-governor’s comeback try.
“I am in conversation with Andrew,” Adams mentioned on the “Reset Talk Show.”
Adams dropped his reelection bid final month amid poor polling numbers and approval rankings, however his endorsement should carry sway with voters because the sitting mayor. As not too long ago as final month, Adams referred to as the ex-governor a “snake and a liar” — so even contemplating an endorsement marks a big shift.
“I need to make sure, if I say to New Yorkers, this is who I endorse, I need to make sure that they are not going to be harmful to the city that I love so much,” he mentioned. “And so when our times comes, I’ll make an announcement.”
Cuomo, at a press convention on Wednesday, mentioned he hadn’t spoken over the telephone with the mayor however that the 2 had texted.
“I think the more support the better,” Cuomo mentioned of a potential endorsement from the mayor.
Adams additionally made clear Wednesday that front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America is a “nonstarter” for him because the mayor spoke out in opposition to the hazards of “far-left radicalization of our young people.”
“When you look at the DSA policies that Zohran said he’s fully embraced, it’s problematic for working-class people in this city, and so I can’t see myself endorsing him,” Adams mentioned, calling out specifically Mamdani’s help for closing Rikers Island and sponsorship of a invoice to decriminalize prostitution.
Adams additionally famous that Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who he has lengthy dismissed as an unserious candidate, can also be within the race. Sliwa mentioned there had been no communications between himself and Adams.
“And thank God he hasn’t,” Sliwa mentioned. “That guy belongs in jail with [former New Jersey Rep.] Bobby Menendez. … Birds of a crooked feather flock together, him and Andrew.”
Even with out an endorsement, current polling exhibits a lot of Adams’ base has possible migrated to Cuomo. A Quinnipiac College ballot confirmed Cuomo leaping ten factors within the polls after Adams’ exit from the race. The 2 candidates share a average base. In that ballot, Sliwa acquired 15% of voters.
Adams identify will seem on the November poll as he withdrew from the race too late to have it eliminated.
Initially Printed: October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM EDT
