Adams appeared to revel in the idea he would step aside into obscurity when his term ends at the end of the year. He claimed he had to be “stuck on stupid” to want to be mayor again and claimed he had other job opportunities lined up.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams will endorse Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral election, a spokesperson said Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival he recently called a “snake and a liar” as the former governor tries to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that he will endorse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race to replace him ahead of Election Day. Adams is slated to endorse Cuomo on Thursday, a day after the two were spotted seated next to each other at last night’s New York Knicks basketball game.

Adams said he's willing to bury the hatchet with one-time bitter rival Andrew Cuomo because the democratic socialist Mamdani is a bigger threat to New York City.

Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have had a meeting of the minds on policy since Mr. Adams dropped his re-election bid.

NEW YORK — Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo — a man he recently called a snake and a liar — in the heated race for New York City mayor Thursday.

Voters came out in huge numbers in the New York City mayor’s race, a generational and ideological contest between a democratic socialist and former governor that will resonate across the nation