New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as his successor on Thursday. During Wednesday night’s final mayoral debate, Cuomo was the only candidate who said he’d accept an endorsement from Adams when asked by moderators.

Mayor Eric Adams has only weeks left in office, but he can use them to appoint people with the ability to shape policy beyond his tenure.

Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani hit his opponent former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for appearing courtside with sitting Mayor Eric Adams (D) at Wednesday night’s Knicks game following the final mayoral debate.

Even with his federal criminal case dismissed over six months ago, Mayor Eric Adams has seen his legal bills continue to climb — leaving a trust he set up under city rules to pay those bills with over $4.