Cuomo to Challenge Mamdani as Third Party Candidate

“Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided to run in the general election for mayor, urged on by supporters anxious that his withdrawal would nearly guarantee Zohran Mamdani’s victory and put New York City in the hands of the far left,” the New York Times reports.

“The decision by Mr. Cuomo, who had been questioning whether to run after his crushing Democratic primary defeat by Mr. Mamdani, a state assemblyman and a democratic socialist, will be announced in a video that is expected to be released this week.”

“If the polls show that he is not the highest-ranked challenger to Mr. Mamdani by early September, he will pledge to drop out of the race.”

Meanwhile, the New York Post reports Vivek Ramaswamy launched a billboard ad in Times Square today, telling New Yorkers to “flee” Mamdani and move to Ohio.