Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and NYC
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Newsweek’s latest tracking poll shows Mamdani widening his advantage in the New York mayoral race, securing 45 percent support.
On Thursday, the city's outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, endorsed Cuomo at a news conference where Cuomo was questioned about the radio show exchange. (Adams, whose reelection chances were tarnished by a now-dismissed federal bribery case, withdrew from the mayoral race less than a month ago due to low poll numbers.)
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to laugh briefly and agree with a radio host who said during an interview Thursday that Zohran Mamdani would be “cheering” if “another 9/11” happened on his watch,
Andrew Cuomo laughed Thursday at the suggestion that his mayoral election rival Zohran Mamdani would be “cheering” over another 9/11, sparking outrage from Democrats. The former governor, who is