Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has suggested he would leave his home state if Muslim communist Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoralty.
The remarks, first reported by The New York Post, were made during a gathering hosted by businessman and radio host John Catsimatidi.
“It’s all or nothing,” Cuomo said. “We either win or even I will move to Florida. God forbid.”
Catsimatidi, longtime GOP donor, is the owner of the Gristedes and D’Agostino supermarket chains, which could be impacted by Mamdani’s proposals for state-run grocery stores.
Other attendees included RXR Realty Chairman Bruce Mosler, Ambassador George Tsunis, and Cuomo’s former aide Melissa DeRosa.
Over the course of the event, Cuomo also referred to Mamdani as a “kid” and slammed his rent control proposals as a “death sentence” for landlords and housing supply.
He also mocked his campaign as full of “unrealistic bumper sticker slogans.”
Go now Cuo! Andrew Cuomo says ‘I will move to Florida’ if Mamdani becomes NYC mayor https://t.co/2qq189UvPP pic.twitter.com/vSR2zpTysF
— New York Post (@nypost) July 19, 2025
His spokesperson lRich Azzopardi later insisted Cuomo “would never give up on New York.
“That said, the line underscored the stakes in the upcoming election and the risk of electing a dangerously inexperienced, hate-spewing 33-year-old socialist whose campaign consists of unrealistic bumper sticker slogans.”
Cuomo, who served as the state’s governor before being forced to resign in a sexual harassment scandal, was resoundingly defeated by Mamdani in last month’s Democratic primary.
However, he has since confirmed that he will be running as an independent in what is already a crowded field that includes the incumbent Eric Adams.
“I’m in it to win it,” Cuomo said in a campaign video posted on X.
“Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the Democratic primary did not go as I had hoped.”
“When you get knocked down, learn your lesson and pick yourself back up and get in the game ,” he continued.
“And that is what I am going to do. The fight to save our city isn’t over.”
In it to win it. pic.twitter.com/1pr5obsVAu
— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) July 14, 2025
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