Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral race, a source close to the mayor's campaign told NY1 on Thursday.

The endorsement is set to come just two days before early voting begins and less than a day after the two were seen together at Madison Square Garden during the New York Knicks' home opener , following the final mayoral debate on NY1 .

Adams had said last week that he was "in conversation" with Cuomo about a potential endorsement . He ended his reelection bid late last month , leaving Cuomo, Democrat Zohran Mamdani and Republican Curtis Sliwa as the leading candidates.

The endorsement will mark a striking reversal in Adams' tone toward Cuomo. In early September, Adams called the former governor "a snake and a liar" while addressin

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