Sources confirmed that Cuomo will not decline to run on an independent ballot line, ahead of a Friday deadline to pull his name from the November ballot.

After losing the Democratic primary, former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo will stay on NYC mayor's race ballot in November, competing against four others.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Andrew Cuomo asked him to drop his independent bid for reelection as the former New York governor considers whether to continue with his own candidacy.

I said, “Andrew, are you that level of arrogance?” I’m the sitting mayor, the sitting mayor of the City of New York,” Adams claimed he told Cuomo.

The former governor will remain on the ballot in November after his stunning defeat Tuesday in the Democratic mayoral primary.

Former governor Andrew Cuomo will stay on the New York City mayoral ballot in November on the independent ballot line, according to multiple media reports. Cuomo decided to not withdraw from the independent ballot line he qualified for,