Cuomo, Jessica Ramos and New York City
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“Corrupt egomaniac.” “Creep.” Fake New Yorker. “Remorseless bully.” Jessica Ramos hasn’t exactly been kind to her mayoral opponent Andrew Cuomo in recent months. So it was a shock to New York’s political class, and even caught some of her top advisers off guard, when she announced Friday she was endorsing him for mayor.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made an endorsement in the race for his former job. Bloomberg released a statement Tuesday announcing his support for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ahead of the upcoming June 24 primary election in the city.
In an extraordinary about-face, back-of-the-pack mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos is endorsing her front-running rival Andrew Cuomo — just weeks after questioning his “mental acuity”
Ramos, once a darling of the progressive establishment, said she was supporting Cuomo because she wanted to stop Zohran Mamdani, a fellow Queens progressive, from becoming mayor. Ramos said the 33-year-old state assemblyman,
Plus: The second and final debate of the Democratic primary for mayor is Thursday, but Michael Blake, a breakout performer from the first, won’t be onstage.
State Sen. Jessica Ramos is cross-endorsing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race for mayor of New York City, News 4 has learned. Ramos, herself a Democratic candidate in the race, was expected to make the announcement alongside Cuomo on Friday morning.
The Queens senator will put her support behind Cuomo at an 11 a.m. event at the District Council of Carpenters Headquarters, her campaign confirmed.
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State Sen. Jessica Ramos had sharply criticized former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his record in office up until this week.