Andrew Cuomo, the former governor running as an independent for mayor, is one step closer to a head-to-head matchup with Zohran Mamdani after Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday he was ending his longshot reelection campaign .

Now, anti-Mamdani forces are expected to pressure Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee, to also drop out of the race. By Sunday night, those efforts were underway, at least on social media.

“Thank you [Eric Adams] for your service for our city and for stepping aside when the time was right!” billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman tweeted . “[Curtis Sliwa], you should follow Eric’s lead for the good of NYC.”

Chien Kwok, cofounder of the public school parent advocacy group PLACE NYC, also chimed in.

“Curtis, you’re a good man who loves NYC. You’ve been prote

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