Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared he will relocate to Florida if socialist Zohran Mamdani wins the race for New York City mayor.
The disgraced former governor lost to Mamdani in last month’s Democratic primary and plans to run as an Independent in November’s general election. His remark, which drew laughs from business leaders at a breakfast meeting in the Hamptons on Saturday, even got the attention of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), but Cuomo’s campaign later clarified that it was a joke.
“It’s all or nothing. We either win, or even I will move to Florida. God forbid!” Cuomo addressed prominent figures at the event hosted by billionaire businessman and radio talk show host John Catsimatidis.
BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo says he’s moving to Florida if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York City. pic.twitter.com/xrRI5dbtet
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) July 20, 2025
One attendee at the breakfast said, “It was a wow line,” according to the New York Post. “It got everyone’s attention.”
A spokesman for the mayoral candidate, Rich Azzopardi, said the comment was not serious.
“Governor Cuomo would never give up on New York,” Azzopardi said, according to the Post. “That said, the line underscored the stakes in the upcoming election and the risk of electing a dangerously inexperienced, hate-spewing 33-year-old socialist whose campaign consists of unrealistic bumper sticker slogans.”
DeSantis responded to Cuomo’s remark on X, writing, “Don’t New York our Florida!”
Don’t New York our Florida! https://t.co/j5ZA5sLqnM
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) July 20, 2025
Others on X agreed.
No Thanks – he can stay where he is. He is one of the reasons NYC is facing this debacle.
— dmp (@dmp102016) July 20, 2025
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running for New York City mayor as an independent candidate, said he “will leave the city and move to Florida” if Socialist candidate Zoran Mamdani wins. (New York Post)
Oh hell no, Cuomo you stay in the state that you help ruined. pic.twitter.com/sxwaqbdcdc
— Gabriela Iglesias (@iglesias_gabby) July 20, 2025
Oh HELL NO!
— Blake King (@BlakeKing777) July 21, 2025
New York City’s current mayor, Eric Adams, told the New York Post that if Cuomo “is serious about moving to Florida, he should go ahead – he’s already spent three [recent] weekends in the Hamptons.”
Adams, who is another Democrat seeking re-election as an Independent, was on Cuomo’s radar as well during the breakfast, as he told the crowd that New York City “feels out of control.”
Adams, for his part, told the New York Post in an interview last week that a win for Mamdani will spell doom for the Bog Apple.
“I’m a New Yorker,” he said. “I’m going to continue to stay here and fight for the city. The city’s worth fighting for.”
Mayor Eric Adams warns of dark days ahead for NYC if socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected https://t.co/Xvxbd1ibXC pic.twitter.com/fjzwJuOzsz
— New York Post (@nypost) July 20, 2025
However, Adams warned that if the socialist Mamdani gets to run the city, his planned soft-on-crime policies and far-left agenda will be disastrous for residents.
“Look at [Mandani’s] policies: once you empty out Rikers Island, that’s a major impact,” he told the Post, in a reference to New York City’s largest jail. “It’s going to go back to the communities that crime came from.”
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