NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa charge ahead after Eric Adams bows out of contest

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Andrew Cuomo, running for mayor as an independent, speaks during a press conference in Midtown Manhattan on Sept. 25, 2025. “Mayor Adams has much to be proud of in his accomplishments,” Cuomo said. “Curtis Sliwa is the only candidate who can defeat Mamdani,” Sliwa spokesperson Daniel Kurzyna wrote in a statement to amNewYork. The party called Adams and Cuomo “loyal lapdogs” of President Donald Trump, and wrote in a statement that Mamdani is the right choice for New York City. “Eric Adams failed New Yorkers as mayor.