Cuomo is anticipated to make the announcement on the Native-3 IBEW biennial luncheon in Midtown.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks on the New York Metropolis District Council of Carpenters whereas campaigning for mayor of New York Metropolis March 2, 2025.
Cuomo sided with Native 3 of their contract struggle with Constitution/Spectrum in 2018, becoming a member of union leaders on the picket traces.
The union is the newest of quite a few political gamers to change from backing Adams in 2021 to endorsing Cuomo on this 12 months’s race.
This announcement comes on the heels of the native Teamsters’ endorsement of Cuomo — the primary main union endorsement within the race. The Neighborhood District Council of Carpenters and District Council 9 of the Worldwide Union of Painters have additionally endorsed him. Former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., a longtime Adams ally, threw his weight behind the previous governor final week.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks on the New York Metropolis District Council of Carpenters whereas campaigning for mayor of New York Metropolis, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Picture/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The previous governor, a average Democrat, is gunning for a similar base of working-class Black outer borough residents that helped Adams win in 2021.
Different candidates for mayor have attacked Cuomo’s document — together with allegations of sexual harassment, which he has denied, and the nursing houses scandal.
