Andrew Cuomo announces third-party run for NYC mayor, setting up rematch against Zohran Mamdani

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.

Cuomo stepped down as New York governor in 2021 after being hit with numerous sexual harassment allegations, but had been considered the front-runner in the Democratic primary due to his longstanding political ties and influence in the Democratic establishment.

Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, wound up surging ahead of Cuomo in the final weeks of the campaign as he touted a progressive vision for a new direction for the city.

Cuomo conceded the primary on election night, but it was unclear whether he would continue on as an independent.

“Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night, and he put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and inspired them and moved them and got them to come out and vote, and he really ran a highly impactful campaign. I called him. I congratulated him,” he said at the time. “He deserved it, he won.”

Cuomo will also face the current mayor, Eric Adams, a former Democrat who’s running for re-election as an independent.