As Cuomo readies to announce his long-anticipated run, the city’s political class has increasingly turned to risky strategies and long-shot candidates in an effort to thwart what would be an epic political comeback from the former governor and his inner circle.

From the moment he resigned as New York’s governor, people have speculated that it was only a matter of time before Andrew Cuomo would try to barge his way back into politics

Mr Cuomo says New York City is in “crisis” and needs rescuing. The incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, was snared in a scandal over favour trading that ended with a humiliating intervention by President Donald Trump.