Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gained an endorsement to run for mayor of New York City and he hasn’t even announced he is running. It is expected that Cuomo will make an announcement declaring his candidacy any day now.
As current mayor Eric Adams comes under increasing attack, the path to the mayor’s office for Cuomo, or someone else, looks better all the time. Cuomo’s comeback would require him to overcome sexual harassment allegations and questions of ethical breaches related to his book deal that caused him to resign as Governor in 2021. He had served as Governor since 2011.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) endorsed Cuomo to run for mayor of New York City saying in an interview with the New York Post who broke the story, "The two most important things we need are competence and courage."
“Andrew Cuomo has the competence to govern the city. He has the courage to stand up to extremist politics – both from the far left and far right," Torres said, adding: "We don’t need a Mr. Nice Guy. We need a Mr. Tough Guy."
Torres’ office referred all outlets seeking comment to the Congressman’s appearance on CNBC where he said, “Andrew Cuomo is a common sense Democrat," Torres told CNBC Monday. "For me the two most important virtues in politics are competence and courage. And Andrew Cuomo has the competence to run New York City in a moment of crisis, and he has the courage to stand up to the extremes of American politics whether it's the far right or the far left.
“There's a mayoral candidate who openly identifies with the Democratic Socialists of America, which celebrated the mass murder of Jews on Oct. 7, and so when it comes to confronting political extremism in New York, when it comes to confronting the crisis of crime, we need not a nice guy, but a tough guy like Andrew Cuomo," said Torres
"I predict the comeback story of the 2025 election will be the resurrection of Andrew Cuomo," Torres said. "America loves a comeback, New York loves a comeback."