Staten Island Democrats officially supported Andrew Cuomo for the mayor on Thursday, despite the new York governor not declaring that he was running.
The borough's Democratic executive committee has called on Cuomo to join a crowded field of candidates seeking to abdicate Mayor Eric Adams in the June primary.
The Staten Island Commission cites Adams' budding relationship with President Trump and his administration in explaining the normal moves, and will remain in power as a Republican if the mayor loses the Democratic primary It reports that it is considering this.
“We have recently announced that the current mayor has sought the nomination of multiple Republican chairs, cut deals prioritizing more than 8 million New Yorkers, and essentially handed the key to the president to New York City. We have made this decision in light of it,” Laura Robianco Sword, chairman of the Staten Island Democratic Party, wrote in a statement.
“This is a humiliation, enough is enough. Andrew Cuomo is the only proven leader with a track record of results, and has solved the navigating attacks from Washington, and today's cities face We believe we are determined to properly address the issues of corruption and deterioration in quality of life.
Adams has had several conversations with the GOP leader over the past few weeks. When it comes to utilizing state law, if he loses the Democratic primary, he can now run as a Republican candidate in the general election. .
But Adams insists he has no intention of running as a Republican in this year's contest.
Hizzoner is also facing charges that he has given to Trump's agenda, including the president's hard-pressed immigration enforcement, in hopes of seeing his criminal case disappear.
In an interview Thursday night, Ken said the executive committee was overwhelmingly hoping to run Gotham on Cuomo.
“Andrew Cuomo gets Staten Island. He gets us. He knows the needs of the outer borough,” she said. “He is the only person in the field that can take on the challenge.”
It was “delivered” to the borough following the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, ensuring that the Covid Test Site and Covid Hospital would be set up immediately in 2020, she said in a statement.
“Andrew Cuomo understands Staten Island. He maintains our toll discounts when others threaten it, builds HOV lanes in the battery tunnel and lanes in Verrazzano. We increased it from 4 to 6 and built a brand new Goethals Bridge,” Sword said.
Cuomo has been carrying a lot of political baggage after resigning in 2021 after increasing sexual harassment allegations.
Recent polls show Cuomo holds the lead in command of other candidates, including Adams, Director Brad Lander, State Sen. Zellner Mary, State Sen. Jessica Ramos and former Secretary Scott Stringer. It has been shown.
