In the weeks since the primary, several prominent donors who had been supportive of Cuomo pledged their support to Adams in the general election, including billionaire hedge-fund managers Dan Loeb and Bill Ackman, both of whom have become so entwined with the Adams operation that they have helped vet campaign hires.

During a new interview, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared that Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's policies would cause the "death" of the city.