As a crowded field of candidates lines up to challenge Mayor Eric Adams, we’re breaking down key information about the contenders before you cast your vote this year.<\/p>\n
Name:<\/b>\u00a0Andrew Cuomo<\/p>\n
Age:<\/b>\u00a067<\/p>\n
Party:<\/b>\u00a0Registered Democrat but running on the independent\u00a0\u201cFight and Deliver\u201d Party line<\/p>\n
Race:<\/b>\u00a0New York City mayor<\/p>\n
Background:<\/b>\u00a0Andrew Cuomo served as New York state\u2019s governor from 2011 until his resignation in August 2021. He stepped down after New York state Attorney General Letitia James released a report that found he had\u00a0sexually harassed multiple women<\/a>\u00a0during his time in office, including state employees, \u201cby engaging in unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging, and making inappropriate comments.\u201d<\/p>\n Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing and claims James\u2019 probe was politically motivated.<\/p>\n During his time as governor,\u00a0several significant infrastructure projects<\/a>\u00a0were completed, including portions\u00a0of the Second Avenue subway and Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, as well as the reconstruction of La Guardia Airport.<\/p>\n He also pushed the legalization of gay marriage and recreational marijuana while boosting the minimum wage. The gun control \u201cSafe Act\u201d was pushed by the legislature after his urging.<\/p>\n In the early days of the pandemic, Cuomo gained popularity for his daily COVID briefings, even\u00a0receiving an International Emmy Award<\/a>\u00a0before\u00a0it was rescinded<\/a>\u00a0following the release of the attorney general report.<\/p>\n But Cuomo also earned criticism for his policies during the pandemic, facing accusations that his administration\u00a0covered up<\/a>\u00a0the number of COVID-related nursing home deaths in the state, although the former governor has repeatedly said he followed federal COVID guidelines.<\/p>\n Cuomo is the son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. He served as New York attorney general for four years prior to being elected governor and served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during President Bill Clinton\u2019s second term. \u00a0<\/p>\n Cuomo ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and was widely seen as the favorite, but he came in second to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. He had applied to run on the independent \u201cFight and Deliver\u201d line before the Democratic primary, and about two weeks after his primary defeat, he\u00a0relaunched his campaign as an independent<\/a>candidate on that line.<\/p>\n Policy proposals include:<\/b><\/p>\n More of Andrew Cuomo\u2019s platform can be found on his\u00a0campaign website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Interviews:<\/b><\/p>\n Cuomo: ‘I did not run a good campaign’<\/a><\/p>\n Cuomo focuses on Trump, not rivals, in exclusive NY1 interview<\/a><\/p>\n Cuomo discusses ICE on Rikers, Hochul and Trump in exclusive NY1 interview<\/a><\/p>\n Here is Cuomo\u2019s X profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n