ANDREW CUOMO: New York City residents, here’s why you should vote for me for mayor

I’ve spent my entire adult life fighting for her New York. Together, we have weathered triumph and tragedy, boom and bust, from the AIDS crisis to 9/11, from Hurricane Sandy to COVID-19. I know its people, its spirit and its potential better than anyone else. And I know it well: The New York we love — the city of safety, opportunity, and promise — is at stake.

Early voting is underway. I’m running for Mayor of the Greatest City on Earth, and I’m asking you to join me in keeping it that way.

Let’s be honest. I wasn’t always perfect. I made mistakes and took my hits. But for decades, my track record has been results — real, measurable progress for real people. I’ve worked in my party, cut taxes for working families, held the government spending streak in check, and proven that fiscal responsibility and progressive values ​​can coexist.

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I built what others said couldn’t be built: the new LaGuardia Airport, the Kosciuszko Bridge, the 2nd Avenue subway, and the Moynihan Train Hall. I led the effort to bring Amazon jobs to New York before political posturing drove them out. When the crisis happened, I led with consistency and knowledge, not with slogans.

This is the leadership New York needs again.

This election It’s not about left versus right. It’s about common sense versus chaos, efficiency versus ideology. It is a question of whether we restore a functioning city, or surrender it to extremism and decadence.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, left, and independent candidate former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, stand during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

Democratic mayoral candidate Zahran Mamdani It represents a dangerous new breed of politics, one that mistakes protest for progress, and theatricality for leadership. His vision is not a plan for New York’s future. It’s an existential threat to her. He’s been called on to defund the police, decriminalize prostitution, and Rikers Island closed Without any real plan for its 7,000 residents. He believes capitalism is the problem, attacks our law enforcement officers, and mocks the very institutions that keep this city safe and efficient.

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We’ve seen what happens when City Hall drifts into fantasy and ideology. This happened under the previous mayor Bill de Blasiowhich transformed a city that was once the envy of the world into a city mired in crime, homelessness, and dysfunction. Mamdani will be a de Blasio — more reckless, more extreme, and more disconnected from the daily reality of working New Yorkers.

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Democratic candidate Zahran Mamdani, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa participate in the second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, on October 22, 2025. (Hiroko Masuiki/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

He is 34 years old and has never managed a budget, run a business, supervised a workforce, or had a real job. His policies look like posters from a college protest. If we hand him the keys to City Hall, New Yorkers will pay the price — in jobs, in safety, and in the very character of our neighborhoods.

In contrast, My campaign It was built on a coalition of Democrats, Republicans and independents united by a simple belief: that New York can work again. We can make this the safest, fairest, most affordable big city in America.

Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zahran Mamdani speaks during an interview on Fox News’ “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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I will hire 5,000 more NYPD officers To restore it to full strength, restore fine-tuning of policing and rebuild community trust. We will expand youth jobs and mentorship programs, so children see a future beyond the corner, and we will target illegal weapons and repeat violent crimes with zero tolerance. All New Yorkers — whether black, brown, white, immigrant, or born in the United States — have the right to walk our streets without fear.

Independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo participates in the second New York City mayoral debate with Democratic candidate Zahran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa at the LaGuardia Center for the Performing Arts at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, New York, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Hiroko Masuiki/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

I will double the number of specialized secondary schools, Expanding gifted and talented programs So excellence isn’t limited to the zip code, increasing the number of charter schools proven to produce for our most vulnerable students. We will empower parents, reward great teachers, and ensure that every child — whether in a public, charter, or parochial school — has access to opportunity and accountability.

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I will cut the red tape that drives businesses and families out New York City. We will accelerate affordable housing construction by clearing the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s backlog and increasing the city’s capital subsidy pool, so working families can afford to survive. I would eliminate taxes on tips and overtime and cap property taxes on homeowners. And we will make New York competitive again for employers big and small – because jobs are the greatest social program ever invented.

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Curtis Sliwa is a fighterAnd I respect that. But let’s be honest: this is a race between two people. Curtis can’t win. Every vote for Saliwa is a vote for Mamdani. A vote for Mamdani is a vote for policies that will undo the progress we have made and threaten the city’s future.

You may not agree with me on every issue, but you will always know where I stand, and you will always know that I will stand with New York. I’m not talking about results. I hand them over.

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On Tuesday, November 4, the choice became clear: a city that works for everyone, or a city that doesn’t work at all.

I Andrew Cuomo. I ask for your vote. Together, we can fight back and succeed in New York again.