Cuomo Will Stay on the Ballot in NYC Mayoral Race: Sources

Andrew Cuomo will keep his name on the general election ballot in New York City's mayoral race, sources tell outlets including CNN and Fox News. The former governor of New York, who took a drubbing in the Democratic primary at the hands of presumed victor Zohran Mamdani, will not give up the spot he had already earned on the November ballot running as an independent, but the sources say he has not yet decided whether he will launch a full-scale campaign. The news comes as the city's wealthiest residents are freaking out and apparently trying to plan a revolt against Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist.

In addition to Cuomo, Republican Curtis Sliwa will be on the general election ballot, as will incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who skipped the Democratic primary and is running in the general election as an independent. Adams launched his campaign Thursday, the AP reports, with a speech in which he painted Mamdani as an inexperienced, privileged candidate with unrealistic policy ideas. "This election is a choice between a candidate with a blue collar" and one with a "silver spoon," said the mayor, who is hot on the heels of a corruption scandal. "A choice between dirty fingernails and manicured nails."