Overview

• Rivals honed in on Cuomo’s tenure as governor, denouncing his handling of nursing home deaths and past budget cuts to argue he lacks fresh vision for City Hall.
• Progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani seized on Cuomo’s ties to billionaires and a super PAC donation of $1 million from DoorDash to highlight concerns over outside influence.
• The New York City Campaign Finance Board has withheld over $1 million in matching funds from Cuomo’s campaign amid suspected illegal coordination with the Fix the City super PAC.
• A Justice Department inquiry into Cuomo’s reporting of COVID-19 nursing home fatalities added federal scrutiny to his comeback bid.
• With early voting beginning June 14, candidates are intensifying efforts to sway voters ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary.