In the weeks since the primary, several prominent donors who had been supportive of Cuomo pledged their support to Adams in the general election, including billionaire hedge-fund managers Dan Loeb and Bill Ackman, both of whom have become so entwined with the Adams operation that they have helped vet campaign hires.

During a new interview, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared that Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's policies would cause the "death" of the city.

Cuomo said he believes he still has a chance against Mamdani, despite losing to the liberal candidate in the Democratic primary in June.

The state has expensed more than $20.5 million for the legal defense of Andrew Cuomo and several officials who worked in the executive chamber.

Andrew Cuomo relaunched his failed mayoral campaign with an attack on billionaires that conceded socialist rival Zohran Mamdani has a point when it comes to New York’s mega-rich. Cuomo, in an interview with New York Magazine published Tuesday,