Andrew Cuomo to drop NYC mayoral bid after blistering primary defeat to Zohran Mamdani: sources

Cuo-no more.Andrew Cuomo will drop out of the mayor’s race after his humiliating defeat against socialist Zohran Mamdani, sources told The Post — as the ex-governor’s donors and backers desert him and weigh whether to boost Eric Adams.Several insiders close to the Cuomo camp said Wednesday that the thrice-elected Democrat will almost certainly not run in the general election as an independent candidate, seeing no obvious path to victory.“The understanding is he’s not running, every indication is that he doesn’t want to do it and the money wouldn’t be there even if he did want to do it,” said one of the sources, a leader from a prominent union.Cuomo’s bruised backers are eyeing shifting their support — to Adams or even an independent candidate — after the former gov faceplanted in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary to dark-horse left-wing hopeful Mamdani.But Cuomo still insisted to The Post on Wednesday that he was waiting to see the full results of the ranked-choice voting contest before making an official decision about November.“I’m looking at the numbers from last night.I want to get an idea of what the general election looks like and what landscape looks like, and what the issues are, and then make the decision,” he said outside of his home in Midtown East.“It’s one step at a time, and we haven’t even gotten all the numbers from last night.”Cuomo’s stunning admitted defeat to Mamdani has sparked frenzied talks among business and union leaders about whether to back the untested presumptive Democratic nominee or rally behind Adams — who is running on an independent line to be called either “End AntiSemitism” or “Safe and Affordable.”One New York City business insider said it’s unlikely the well-to-do will get behind Mamdani — who has vowed to get taxes raised on businesses and billionaires to pay for his $10 billion in proposed freebies.But whether Adams receives their backing is also an open question, espe...