Billionaire ex-Mayor Bloomberg endorses Cuomo in NYC Democratic primary showdown

Former three-term New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is taking sides in New York City's Democratic mayoral race.

Bloomberg, the billionaire entrepreneur and media magnate who launched a brief and unsuccessful run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday.

The move came two weeks before the June 24 primary in the nation's most populous city and four days ahead of the start of early voting June 14.

"I care deeply about the future of our city, and since leaving office, it has been difficult to watch its struggles, especially since the pandemic. In sizing up the field in the race for mayor, there is one candidate whose management experience and government know-how stand above the others: Andrew Cuomo," Bloomberg said in a s...