Cuomo stays in NYC mayor's race as an independent after losing Democratic primary to Mamdani
In a video, Cuomo, who last month suffered a bruising loss to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, announced he was making another run to combat the progressive Mamdani, who he said 'offers slick slogans but no real solutions.'
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