Patterson dismissed the Democratic primary, in which Mamdani trounced former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, as "politics."

Former Gov. David Paterson called on either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams to drop out of the NYC mayoral race in order to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

Falling short of endorsing a specific leader, former Gov. David Paterson called on the remaining moderate independent candidates in the NYC mayor’s race—namely Adams and Cuomo—to join forces to defeat the Democratic nominee,