What Andrew Cuomo's narrow path to a NYC comeback would look like: From the Politics Desk

Former New York Gov. David Paterson is now backing his successor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the race for Gracie Mansion. Paterson had endorsed Cuomo in the Democratic primary, but later changed to incumbent Mayor Eric Adams for the general election.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo rallied today with two people who previously opposed his mayoral bid — Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. David Paterson — as the trio made a last-ditch effort to stop Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s ascent to City Hall.

When Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani cast Andrew M. Cuomo as the candidate backed by billionaires, it was not merely campaign rhetoric. Mr. Cuomo is the candidate favored by super PACs, and those super PACs are heavily funded by billionaires.

Former Gov. David Paterson endorsed Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor on Tuesday, putting himself back in the former governor’s camp after initially backing Mayor Eric Adams in the general election. Paterson,

The "Real Time" host also said Zohran Mamdani was born in a country "where they kill homosexuals" and brought up the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Volunteer canvassers for Zohran Mamdani gathered over the weekend in hopes of combatting Andrew M. Cuomo’s closing pitch to Jewish voters.

Andrew Cuomo has vowed to open the first Arabic language charter school if elected mayor, while stumping for votes in the Muslim community.