"Cuomo had his chance and he ruined the subway system," Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said. "Running transit is not what a mayor does. He wants to be governor."

Andrew Cuomo announced his plans to pursue an independent mayoral bid following his stunning Democratic primary loss to Zohran Mamdani, confirming earlier reports that the former governor was close to revealing his plans for the November election.

Andrew Cuomo finds an unlikely supporter in his renewed bid for New York City mayor: Former New Yorker Donald Trump. Why it matters: Trump's nod of support to Cuomo represents a break from their highly public enmity,

The shocking vote of confidence came despite Mayor Eric Adams, who has repeatedly cozied up to Trump, also vying for re-election on an independent line in the general race. Adams has attacked Cuomo for staying in the race, claiming that he alone should be the one to take on Mamdani in November.

Cuomo makes an independent bid for NYC mayor despite primary defeat and proposes rivals drop out to prevent Mamdani's victory.