Cuomo re-entering this race comes four years after he resigned as Governor of New York after a report from the state Attorney General accused Cuomo of sexually harassing at least 11 women, most of whom had worked for him. The allegations ranged from groping and kissing to remarks about the women's appearances and sex lives.

Cuomo's comeback announcement got significantly ratioed by Mamdani's reply, which also raked in lots of new donations for the Democratic mayoral nominee.