Billionaire Michael Bloomberg opens his wallet for Andrew Cuomo's mayoral bid

NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was no fan of Andrew Cuomo when the two served overlapping tenures as mayor and governor. But on Friday all appeared forgiven, with Bloomberg’s $5 million donation to a super PAC boosting Cuomo’s mayoral bid.

It’s the largest cash infusion yet to the entity and comes in the final 10 days of the Democratic primary to oust Mayor Eric Adams, once a Bloomberg ally. The former mayor — a party hopscotcher who is now a Democrat — is jumping in as Cuomo faces a threat from democratic socialist challenger Zohran Mamdani, whose views on hiking taxes on the rich and criticisms of Israel are anathema to Bloomberg.

The donation dovetails with the former mayor’s endorsement of Cuomo this week and arrives at a critical time for the ex-governor, as he tries to mount a comeback to lead the nation’s largest city.

Bloomberg and Cuomo, longtime rivals, now find themselves united by a mutual loathing of the Democratic Party’s left flank. After conversations between their aides, the men met earlier this week following Cuomo’s Bloomberg TV interview, someone familiar with the sitdown confirmed.


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