Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams to drop out of the mayoral race. Cuomo—who was forced to resign as governor in 2021 over allegations of sexual harassment—lost the Democratic primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani on June 24,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked him to drop his re-election bid as the latter considers his next potential steps in the race. Adams said, when asked, in an interview with CNBC that he had indeed spoken with Cuomo since the primary.

Eric Adams tore into Andrew Cuomo Monday and claimed the ex-governor had the gall to ask the mayor to leave the Big Apple mayoral race — calling it the “highest level of arrogance.” Adams revealed on CNBC that the pair of independent candidates recently had a conversation in which Cuomo asked the City Hall leader to bow out of the general election in a bid to help Cuomo beat socialist state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani in November.