BREAKING: Ex-Chief of Staff Frank Carone on Eric Adams’ Independent Run for NYC Mayor

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Frank Carone (former Chief of Staff, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and co-author, “Everyone Wins!”) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss the road ahead for Adams’s reelection campaign following his break from the Democratic Party. Carone defends Adams’s record on housing, crime, and economic recovery, reflects on the mayor’s relationship with Andrew Cuomo, and breaks down how he sees New York’s political landscape shifting. He also shares lessons from his own time in City Hall and talks about his new book on negotiation and leadership. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You want to know why Mayor Adams just announced what he did?
0:03.1	Let's talk to one of his main advisors.
0:05.6	I'm Chris Cuomo.
0:06.4	Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project.
0:08.1	Frank Carone knows all things Eric Adams.
0:11.5	He worked with him in City Hall.
0:13.0	He's part of his defense team.
0:14.6	He's one of his main advisors.
0:16.2	He's been through hell with Adams, and he's been through hell himself.
0:20.2	You want some perspective?
0:21.7	Let's get after it.
0:29.7	Frank, thank you for joining us.
0:31.6	Pleasure to be here.
0:32.6	You prefer allowing me a chance to speak to.
0:35.4	What do you think as a legal, as a political, and as a media savvy guy?
0:44.3	What do you see as this state of play in American politics right now?
0:49.3	You know, it's interesting that question.
0:53.3	We talk about it a lot, Mayor Adams and I was
0:56.0	with close friends and also many of my friends.
1:00.0	I'm a patriot at heart.
1:03.0	I was served in United States Green Corp.
1:06.0	My grandfather fought in the barrel of a boat.
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