Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to continue his mayoral run as an independent despite his shocking loss last month to Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary.

As he weighed whether to stay on as an independent, Cuomo began losing support from traditional allies. Key labor unions backed Mamdani and the Rev. Al Sharpton, an influential Black leader, urged Cuomo to step aside.

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo is running as an independent in the November election after losing the Democratic primary election last month. In a video posted on his X page, said “I am in it to win it.