Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and plans to campaign with him, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday backed Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for City Hall, embracing his one-time bitter rival as “a brother” while slamming socialist front-runner Zohran Mamdani as a “snake oil

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams will endorse Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral election, a spokesperson said Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival he recently called a “snake and a liar” as the former governor tries to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

“Republican voters are not going to vote for Andrew Cuomo,” the city’s five GOP county chairs said in a joint statement, which included Manhattan GOP Chair Andrea Catsimatidis, John Catsimatidis’ daughter.

The candidates faced off in a final mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens.

Mamdani, the frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, declared that despite recent attacks from his opponent Andrew Cuomo, he will not run from his Muslim faith.

Early voting in the Big Apple kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday, giving New Yorkers the chance to cast their ballot in the highly contentious mayoral race between Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Gov.