Cuomo had his chance and he ruined the subway system,” Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said. “Running transit is not what a mayor does. He wants to be governor.”

The former governor, now running for NYC mayor as an independent, is trying to up his social media game. Zohran Mamdani’s supporters quickly noticed. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Zohran Mamdani should feel extremely flattered.

Mayor Eric Adams reported raising $1.5 million over the last month, but his inability to qualify for matching funds may hamper his re-election bid.

The shocking vote of confidence came despite Mayor Eric Adams, who has repeatedly cozied up to Trump, also vying for re-election on an independent line in the general race. Adams has attacked Cuomo for staying in the race, claiming that he alone should be the one to take on Mamdani in November.

The meeting comes as the party navigates internal divisions over policy direction and electoral strategy in the run-up to the November general election.

Mr. Cuomo, the former governor of New York, has vowed to run a more energetic campaign than he did in the mayoral primary, and aimed to demonstrate that on Tuesday.