Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched his bid for New York City mayor with a video posted on his X account Saturday, a development that followed months of speculation that he would launch a comeback after leaving office in August 2021.
In the announcement, Cuomo, who also previously served as the U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acknowledged that “the greatest city in the world” is facing several challenges, touching on rampant homelessness, “random violence,” and other issues he believes are harming the Big Apple.
“We know that our New York City is in trouble,” Cuomo says in the launch video. “You feel it when you walk down the street and try not to make eye contact with a mentally ill homeless person, or when the anxiety rises up in your chest as you’re walking down the subway.”
“The city just feels threatening, out of control and in crisis,” Cuomo said, placing the blame on political leaders and their “lack of intelligent action.”
Cuomo called for more police and tougher action on crime and homelessness in the city. He admitted that in NYC, “police have been devalued,” but said he wanted to restore “mutual respect” between law enforcement and residents.
Additionally, Cuomo talked about the state of the city’s subway system and lamented that “people stand with their backs against the walls, away from the tracks” because they fear “being the next victim” and are “afraid of New York at its worst.” He also called for a”permanent significant increase” in police presence in the subways.
“Government just has to get out of its own way and get it done,” Curomo said, referring to the state of NYC housing.
The former New York governor went on to tout his accomplishments, saying that “government can make a positive difference.” In particular, Cuomo highlighted his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, which he called a “historic life and death challenge.”
Our city is in crisis. That’s why I am running to be Mayor of New York City. We need government to work. We need effective leadership. https://t.co/a0vVYRF4iP pic.twitter.com/JIrhD1Edqs
— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) March 1, 2025
How he handled Covid! We will not forget and we won’t forgive him!
HE IS A MURDERER,
LOCK HIM UP RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His policy during the Covid crises of forcing Nursing Homes to take in Covid patients from hospitals led to the death on my Mother HY”D.
He did this because he didn’t want to use the Hospital ship sent by Trump.
He should be hung for murdering my Mother among 15,000 other Seniors.
He is an arrogant S.O. B.
Only in New York… can someone practically commit murder (sending people sick with a pathogen known to kill the elderly into nursing homes), and think he has any business running for another elected office. NYC has a lazy, corrupt, and incompetent mayor. But we do not need Mr. Cuomo. Go away.
Stay away from NY!!
This is the guy that targeted the Jewish Communities specifically during covid . We should neither forget or forgive.
Cuomo was responsible for the death of 15,000 Seniors including my Mother HY’D during Covid.
He forced nursing homes to take in Covid patients becausehe didn’t want to use the Hospital ship sent by Trump.
He should be on trial for MURDER!
Do we have short term memory loss, how he treated us during Covid ??
He should be ashamed to raise his voice.
and of course our elite that are good friends with Mr Adams’s and Mrs Hochul will get sweet talked into he did teshuva and he was good , but like the elections we see that the community has abandoned who and what the elite want us to vote for because there is a safety issue in the streets !
He was a bad enough governor.
The Ohel
This ex governor is one mean, nasty fellow who had little, if any, regard for the Lubavitcher community, and he certainly shouldn’t be going to the Ohel! As regards Mayor Eric Adams, If Adams didn’t do as well as we would have liked it’s partly because anything he tried to do to help make things better was thwarted by the overabundance of New York left wing Woke fools ( and that’s putting it kindly) who originally figured he’d be their puppet. When he proved to be an independent thinker (e.g. his outspoken observations that our budget simply can’t sustain any… Read more »
When are our choices going to be is the real question? Not so good, worse, or horrible?
That murderous deviant wants to be our mayor now? דער אויבעשטער זאל רחמנות האבען
He will never win!!!
No One should forget or fogive