Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams to drop out of the mayoral race. Cuomo—who was forced to resign as governor in 2021 over allegations of sexual harassment—lost the Democratic primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani on June 24, though he pledged in May to also run as an independent.

NYC's 2025 mayoral race heats up as Adams and Cuomo call for the other to withdraw, while Democrat Mamdani remains frontrunner after his primary victory.

I said, “Andrew, are you that level of arrogance?” I’m the sitting mayor, the sitting mayor of the City of New York,” Adams claimed he told Cuomo.