Former Mayor Bloomberg Backs Cuomo in NYC Democratic Primary
Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate, in New York in May.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergFormer New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city’s crowded Democratic mayoral primary, giving the former governor a boost two weeks before the election.
“In sizing up the field in the race for mayor, there is one candidate whose management experience and government know-how stand above the others: Andrew Cuomo,” Bloomberg said in a statement on Tuesday.