Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s likely mayoral bid is gaining serious steam with former state Comptroller Carl McCall joining a groundswell of sudden support.
“New York cannot be represented by someone whose loyalty to the city is compromised – we deserve a Mayor of New York to be for New York,” McCall, 89, said in an open letter Saturday.
“I have never publicly urged a candidate to run for office,” he added. “But I have never before felt it so necessary to use my voice, For these reasons, I urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to run for mayor of the City of New York, and I offer my full support.”
McCall, the first black elected to statewide office, didn’t mention Mayor Eric Adams in his letter, yet all but questioned his independence after President Trump’s Department of Justice ordered prosecutors to drop Hizzoner’s federal bribery charges this week.
Cuomo, who is mulling running for mayor, thanked his former political adversary-turned-ally, saying McCall’s “sentiments are both humbling and deeply meaningful.”
Adams biggest obstacle to winning a second term is Cuomo, a fellow moderate Democrat who is the leader in recent polls but has remained mum on his intentions since the DOJ’s announcement. However, sources said they’d be shocked if Cuomo soon doesn’t announce a mayoral bid.
Additional reporting by Carl Campanile.
