Cuomo Cheered at Voting Station, Apologizes for Nursing Home Deaths

As New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday for the city’s closely watched mayoral election, independent candidate and former Governor Andrew Cuomo says supporters cheered when he cast his own ballot.

Cuomo also spoke with Fox News the same day, and apologized for the many deaths that occurred in nursing homes during the pandemic, under his administration.

Speaking after casting his own vote, Cuomo said: “First time I ever walked into a polling place and the polling place cheered for me,” Mr. Cuomo told reporters, beaming. “So that’s a good sign, and the record turnout is a good sign. … It’s because New Yorkers are concerned about New York.”

Cuomo also rebuffed critics who say that President Trump is supporting him.

“The President does not support me. The President opposes Zohran Mamdani. The President believes Zohran Mamdani is a communist. He believes he’s an existential threat. I believe he’s a socialist and an existential threat, and not a dress up socialist, their school of socialism, this Democratic Socialist of America, means that the government controls the ‘means of production,’ (a Marxist slogan Mamdani has used), no private ownership of real estate, abolish jails. This is frightening stuff.

In his remarks, Cuomo said the election
“is the most important election of my lifetime.”

“This is going to determine the future of the city of New York [and] may also determine the future of the Democratic Party, so get out and vote.”

During the Fox News interview, he said:
“Nobody knew what we were dealing with.”

“There were no visitors allowed into nursing homes, and I apologize for any family that lost a loved one during that time,” Mr. Cuomo stated. “It was on my watch, and I understand how terrible it was.”

Polls released ahead of election day paint a very close race between Cuomo and  Mamdani, with Republican Curtis Sliwa trailing behind.