While Zohran Mamdani spends time in Uganda?
Former New York Mayor Cuomo is out campaigning for the November NYC Mayor Election…..
And pray’s Eric Adams drop’s out…..
Andrew Cuomo made his way across New York City’s five boroughs over the weekend stopping into public housing cookouts in Harlem, pouring rum behind a bar in Brooklyn and walking in the Colombian Day Parade in Queens.
It’s all part of a new campaign strategy for the independent candidate to get out and hear directly from New Yorkers about how anxious they are, how suffocating the cost of living in the city has become, and, according to him, how they believe he still has a shot to take City Hall despite a stunning 12-point loss to political newcomer Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary last month.
While residents of the Johnson Houses in East Harlem grilled burgers and hot dogs, part of an annual family day celebration across some public housing complexes around the city, Cuomo made his way around the courtyard smiling for selfies and shaking hands while peppering residents with a “vote for me in November” along the way.
The mostly Black, older residents in the courtyard that day were quick to recognize him and reach out for a handshake.
“This guy who is running, what’s his name? Mamdani. I’m not with that,” said a man who was sitting inside a car smoking a cigar. Cuomo moved in for a handshake and a picture.
“You were my governor, so you know I got you,” the man told him.
Cuomo shook his hand, replied with a “thank you, brother” and walked away…..
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For now, Adams has made it clear he plans to stay in the race….
image….WNYC Studios