Cuomo congratulates Mamdani, says he's made promises that can't be fulfilled
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo at an election night event at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan. Credit: Bloomberg
In addressing his supporters Tuesday evening, Andrew Cuomo — who lost his independent bid against Zohran Mamdani — thanked Mayor Eric Adams for stepping down "to make us more competitive," which he called "a very gracious thing to do."
“Congratulations to Z. Mamdani,” Cuomo said, to loud boos, which he quieted by raising his hands. “That is not right — that is not right and that is not us. Tonight was their night and as they start their transition to government, we will all help in any way we can because we need our New York City government to work.
Cuomo said he raked in the "highest percentage" of votes for an independent candidate in a city mayoral race "in modern history," slightly higher than the percentage his father, Mario Cuomo, secured in his 1977 independent bid against Democrat Ed Koch.
The former governor disavowed Mamdani’s agenda as "promises" that cannot be fulfilled.
"We support an economy of jobs, of opportunity, of entrepreneurship; that’s what New York is, and that’s what New York must remain," Cuomo said to applause. "We will not make the NYPD the enemy. ... And we have no tolerance of discrimination of any kind ... and we will not tolerate any behavior that fans the flames of antisemitism."
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