The Staten Island Democratic Social gathering formally backed Andrew Cuomo for mayor Thursday – though the ex-New York governor hasn’t declared he’s operating.
The chief committee of the borough’s Democratic Social gathering known as on Cuomo to launch a mayoral bid and be part of a crowded subject of candidates seeking to dethrone Mayor Eric Adams in June’s main.
The Staten Island committee, in explaining the standard transfer, cited Adams’ budding relationship with President Trump and his administration and stories that the mayor is contemplating operating as a Republican to remain in energy if he loses the Democratic main.
“We made this decision in light of recent news that our current mayor sought the nomination of multiple Republican chairs, cut a deal that prioritized himself over 8 million New Yorkers, and essentially handed the keys to New York City to the President,” Staten Island Democratic Social gathering chair Laura LoBianco Sword informed The Submit in an announcement.
“This is an affront, and enough is enough. We believe Andrew Cuomo is the only proven leader with the track record of results and resolve to both navigate attacks from Washington and properly address the issues of corruption and deteriorating quality of life that our city faces today.”
Adams has had a number of conversations in current weeks with GOP leaders about tapping right into a state regulation that will permit him to run as a Republican candidate within the basic election if he loses within the Democratic main, a number of sources accustomed to the talks informed The Submit this week.
However Adams has insisted he doesn’t plan to run as a Republican on this 12 months’s contest.
Hizzoner has additionally confronted accusations he’s ceding to Trump’s agenda, together with the president’s hardline immigration enforcement, in hopes of seeing his felony case disappear.
Sword, in an interview Thursday evening, mentioned the manager committee overwhelmingly desires Cuomo to run Gotham.
“Andrew Cuomo gets Staten Island. He gets us. He knows the needs of the outer boroughs,” she mentioned. “He’s the only one in the field who can take on the challenges.”
Cuomo “delivered” for the borough following the devastation from Hurricane Sandy and ensured a COVID testing website and COVID hospital had been promptly arrange in 2020, she mentioned in an announcement.
“Andrew Cuomo understands Staten Island. He preserved our toll discounts when others threatened it, built the HOV lane to the Battery Tunnel, increased lanes from 4 to 6 on the Verrazzano, and built a brand new Goethals Bridge,” Sword mentioned.
Cuomo carries loads of political baggage after he resigned from workplace in 2021 due to mounting allegations of sexual harassment.
Latest polls have proven Cuomo holding a commanding lead over different candidates like Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, state Sen. Jessica Ramos and former comptroller Scott Stringer.
