The candidate has leaned heavily into his Knicks fandom as a campaign strategy, airing advertisements during playoff games and conducting interviews with fans outside Madison Square Garden.
Cuomo, who governed New York from 2011 to 2021 before resigning amid sexual harassment allegations, is running as an independent candidate.
Mayor Adams’ office quickly rejected the claims as meritless. “These are baseless accusations from a disgruntled former employee
Galligan was arrested in April after surveillance video at an Aurora elementary school showed him lunging at an 11-year-old boy
Kirk accused Mamdani and similar elected officials of failing to assimilate and undermining American culture
The younger Mamdani is being pressed to respond to his father’s controversial writings amid lingering questions over his own stance
The infighting also threatens to fracture anti-Mamdani efforts among Democrats, independents, and even some Republicans.
Cuomo, who refrained from covering the race on his NewsNation show due to personal connections, broke his silence Wednesday night, offering a sharp analysis of the party’s trajectory.