NEW YORK – With early voting already underway and just 10 days left until Election Day, VIN News met on Zoom with Independent mayoral candidate and former governor Andrew Cuomo, to discuss his future plans for New York City, while also addressing his long history with the Jewish community.
Watch the full interview here.
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Speaking during the 20 minute interview from Flushing, Queens, Cuomo walked the narrow line of defending his COVID decisions, while admitting that he dropped the ball in communicating with the Orthodox Jewish community when certain restrictions were enacted. The former governor said that he hoped that the Jewish community would remember his decades-long history of friendship and support when they head to the polls to cast their mayoral ballots.
The interview also touched on bail reform, and Cuomo’s plans to fight crime by increasing the NYPD’s presence in the city. Cuomo noted that he was pleasantly surprised to learn that former assemblyman Dov Hikind, who had previously backed Curtis Sliwa, had flip-flopped on his endorsement, urging New Yorkers to vote for him instead.
“I respect what Dov Hikind says, because it’s true – a vote for Curtis Sliwa is a vote for Mamdani,” noted Cuomo, describing Sliwa as “a spoiler in the race.”
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