Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, CNN has learned. That leaves in place contingency plans he had established before the Democratic primary to challenge Zohran Mamdani and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in November.

Zohran Mamdani declared victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday night’s Democratic mayoral primary — a stunning upset that puts the socialist lawmaker within striking distance of