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NEW YORK — As he pleaded for support from conservative voters Friday, Andrew Cuomo acknowledged it will be "very, very, very hard" for him to win next month's mayoral election as long as Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa stays in the race. Cuomo, who's campaigning as an independent in the Nov. 4 election and trailing Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani by double digits in the polls, made the comment during an appearance on talk show host Sid Rosenberg's WABC radio show . Rosenberg's show has a largely conservative audience, and polls back up the idea that Cuomo's path to victory would all but certainly require some support from Republicans, as Mamdani m aintains a commanding grip on the Democratic electorate. In that vein, Cuomo pleaded with Rosenberg's listeners to vote for him instead of Sliwa, a somewhat surprising ask given Sliwa has shown no sign that he would drop out. "He cannot win," Cuomo said of Sliwa, who's polling in thi...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is dropping his bid for reelection, setting up a three-way race between Queens Assemblyman and Democrat  frontrunner Zohran Mamdani , former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Guardian Angels founder and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to lead America's largest city. Adams, who took office in January 2022, announced he was dropping out of the mayor's race in a video posted to his social media Sunday afternoon. "Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign. The constant media speculation about my future and the Campaign Finance Board's decision to withhold millions of dollars have undermined my ability to raise the funds n eeded for a serious campaign," the city's 110th mayor said .  There has been intense questioning about the future of Adams' campaign over the past few months. Most polls  showed him with single-digit support , well behind Mamdani, the Democrati...

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to Zohran Mamdani by significant margins and is now contesting as an independent, is second in the race to clinch the mayor's title in the largest city in the United States. Mamdani won on a message of affordability, but Cuomo has slammed his plans as extreme and not feasible. Al Jazeera did an analysis of Cuomo's economic policies to see what he has to offer for New Yorkers. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHousing Cuomo – who only moved into New York City in September 2024 after living in Westchester, a suburban community north of the city – has promised to build over the next decade half a million new apartments, two-thirds of which will be "affordable". The plan offers tax incentives to private developer s to build more residential developments. It also says it will loosen zoning laws to promote office-to-residential conversions. However, much of wh...

Adams bows out, leaving the race between Democrat Zohran Mamdani and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Published On 28 Sep 202528 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share New York Mayor Eric Adams has announced he is dropping his re-election bid, leaving the race likely between Democrat Zohran Mamdani and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. "Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign," Adams said in a post on X on Sunday. list of 4 itemsend of list According to public opinion polls, Adams had been running far behind Mamdani and Cuomo, who is contesting as an independent. The polls indicated Mamdani has a sizeable lead before the November 4 election in the most populous city in the United States. Adams, who became mayor in 2022 as a Democrat, had become a divisive figure due to corruption allegations and alleged cooperation wi th US President Donald Trump, a Republican. In a video statement, Adams said: "The cons...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped his re-election bid on Sunday, leaving the race to become the city's next mayor likely between Democrat Zohran Mamdani and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Adams had been trailing far behind Mamdani and Cuomo, who is running as an independent, according to public opinion polls, with Mamdani holding a sizeable lead ahead of the November 4 election. Adams had been struggling to raise money. "Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign," Adams said in a post on X. Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, has alarmed much of the New York business community and some within the Democratic Party with his leftist views. The fear among Mamdani's critics had been that Adams and Cuomo would split the opposition vote, giving Mamdani an easy victory. Adams said he will finish his term, which ends on January 1, 2026. "I will continue to fight for this city," he said. The for mer New Yor...

(Photo: REUTERS / Alessandro Bianchi)Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the U.S. arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall at the Vatican, March 9, 2013. Roman Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict on March 12, the Vatican said on Friday, with no clear favourite emerging so far to take charge of the troubled Church. A congregation of New York City nuns has publicly criticized Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is in charge of them, for likening assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk to St. Paul the Apostle. The Sisters of Charity of New York condemned Kirk's recent killing but also insisted he was no "modern-day St. Paul" as Dolan, head of the Archdiocese of New York, said during a Sept. 19 appearance  on the TV program "Fox & Friends," NBC News reported. "What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk's words were marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immig...