Andrew Cuomo Announces NYC Mayoral Run Against Zohran Mamdani: 'I'm In It To Win It'

In a video posted on social media Monday, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) announced he was running for NYC mayor as an independent.

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00:00Hello, I'm Andrew Cuomo, and unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know

00:05that the Democratic primary did not go the way I had hoped. To the 440,000 New Yorkers

00:12who voted for me, a sincere thank you. Thank you for believing in me, in my agenda, and

00:18in my experience. And I am truly sorry that I let you down. But as my grandfather used

00:24to say, when you get knocked down, learn the lesson and pick yourself back up and get in

00:29the game, and that is what I'm going to do. The fight to save our city isn't over. Only

00:3513% of New Yorkers voted in the June primary. The general election is in November, and I

00:42am in it to win it. My opponent, Mr. Mondani, offers slick slogans, but no real solutions.

00:49We need a city with lower rent, safer streets, where buying your first home is once again

00:55possible, where childcare won't bankrupt you. That's the New York City we know. That's the

01:02one that is still possible. You haven't given up on it, and you deserve a mayor with the

01:08experience and ideas to make it happen again. And the guts to take on anyone who stands in

01:15the way. Every day, I'm going to be hitting the streets, meeting you where you are, to

01:21hear the good and the bad, problems and solutions. Because for the next few months, it's my responsibility

01:28to earn your vote. So let's do this. I'll see you out there.