The shocking vote of confidence came despite Mayor Eric Adams, who has repeatedly cozied up to Trump, also vying for re-election on an independent line in the general race. Adams has attacked Cuomo for staying in the race, claiming that he alone should be the one to take on Mamdani in November.

Days before losing the Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo’s campaign called on the city’s election watchdog to investigate Mamdani over alleged illicit