Andrew Cuomo described New York City’s mayoral race as “the most important election of my lifetime,” warning voters against what he called the growing influence of socialism within local politics. Speaking after casting his vote, Cuomo said the city’s future depends on pragmatic leadership focused on safety, affordability, and effective governance rather than ideology.
He cautioned that voters must choose candidates who can balance social progress with economic stability and public safety, saying the outcome of this election will determine New York’s direction for decades to come. Cuomo’s remarks reflect broader tensions within the Democratic Party, as moderates and progressives continue to debate policy priorities and political strategy.
Analysts note that Cuomo’s comments signal his reemergence in New York politics and his effort to shape the conversation around leadership and urban policy. The election has drawn national attention, with major issues including housing, crime, and economic recovery at the center of the debate.
Cuomo concluded by urging New Yorkers to vote, saying that civic participation and common-sense leadership are essential to keeping the city strong and united.
00:00All the way down here all the way the last one far left all the way down you guys know where we're
00:21going far far far left
00:51I'll let him move back, move back
00:53I'm still deciding
01:13Guys, guys, whoa, whoa, move back
01:15Everybody from the press move back
01:17Please move back
01:19Please move back
01:21Please move back
01:23Please move back
01:25Back
01:27Back, back, back, back
01:29Further back, further back
01:31Further back, further back
01:33Keep moving
01:35You're blocking him from voting. Keep going
01:37Further back
01:39Further back
01:41Thank you very much, thank you all very much, thank you.
02:11Thank you very much.
02:39First I want to thank my special campaign team who I have here with me, brother in the
02:45high power, my daughter Michaela, my daughter Mariah.
02:49I've been on the street, I feel it from people.
02:59I've been telling you this a lot of times, the first time I ever walked into a polling place
03:05and the polling place cheered for me.
03:09That's a good sign.
03:11And the record turnout is a good sign.
03:14I think it's going to be a record.
03:16And it's because New Yorkers are concerned.
03:19New Yorkers are concerned about New York.
03:22And so I'm feeling very good about that.
03:26And everything I hear from people is good.
03:32It's a beautiful day.
03:37Get out and vote.
03:38The most important election of my lifetime.
03:42And I'm not a kid, but this is the most important election of my lifetime.
03:47This is going to determine the future of the city of New York.
03:52It may also determine the future of the Democratic Party.
03:55So get out and vote.
03:58No private ownership of real estate.
04:03Abolish it.
04:04Cannot address up some people, right?
04:07I'm offering you the exact opposite.
04:10It's safe for New York.
04:115,000 new police.
04:131,500 police on the subway.
04:15Make New Yorkers feel safe again.
04:17You want to bring the cost of housing down, which we have to do?
04:20You have to build more affordable housing.
04:23Supply and demand.
04:24There's nothing tricky to it.
04:26The trick is having the competency and the ability to make the government work
04:31to actually build 100,000 units a year.
04:35And that's about making the government work, which is what I have done all my life.
04:42The American School of Socialism is Democratic Socialists of America.
04:47The scene is a civil war in the Democratic Party that has been brewing for a while.
04:54You have an extreme radical left that is run by the socialists.
05:00That is challenging what we call moderate Democrats.
05:04I'm a moderate Democrat.
05:06And that contest is what you're seeing here.
05:12You're seeing it all across the country.
05:14At one time, the Republican Party had a challenge from the far right, the Tea Party.
05:20And the moderates pushed back the challenge from the Tea Party.
05:24This is the inverse.
05:26You have the far socialist left challenging the moderates.
05:30I'm a Democrat like Mario Cuomo, like Bill Clinton, like Barack Obama, like John Kennedy, like their grandfather, their other grandfather, Robert Kennedy.
05:43That's my school of Democratic politics.
05:47And that's what I'm fighting to preserve.
05:50Democrats are not extreme socialists.
05:54We're not against the police.
05:56We don't believe the NYPD are racist.
05:59We don't believe they should be abolished.
06:01We don't believe in abolishing jails.
06:03We don't believe in doing away with misdemeanors.
06:05We don't believe in decriminalizing prostitution.
06:08That is not us.
06:09We are a party of law and order.
06:11David Dinkins, great Democrat.
06:13First thing he did when he took office, hire more cops, keep New Yorkers safe.
06:19So that's the contest you see happening here.
06:23I think if the far left socialists were to win, I think long term it would be very detrimental to the future of the Democratic Party.
06:33This country is not a socialist country.
06:37The city is not a socialist city.
06:39The state is not a socialist state.
06:41Socialism has never worked anywhere on the globe.
06:46Not Venezuela.
06:47Not Cuba.
06:48It's not going to work in New York City.
06:50Donald Trump is saying that a vote for Zelina is a vote for Mondom.
07:00Donald Trump, he is not supporting me, he opposes Zoran Mandami, and he is saying that a vote for Slewa is a vote for Mandami, which is true.
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