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.

Mamdani responded to the news on X with a message that criticized both Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running a third-party bid in the fall.