NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral election Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival he recently called a “snake and a liar” as the former governor tries to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

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Adams, who dropped his own reelection bid last month, made the announcement while standing alongside Cuomo at a Harlem housing project, lashing out at Mamdani as a “snake-oil salesman” and the “king of the gentrifiers.”

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He also alluded to his past battles with Cuomo. “Brothers fight,” Adams said. “But when families are attacked, brothers come together.”

The endorsement comes after the former

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