Interview: Andrew Cuomo Makes His Case – The Stakes for New York City

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🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in NYC in 25 years, we speak with NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo as new details emerge about the attack and the suspect. The former NY governor discusses the state of gun violence, what he thinks needs to be done about assault weapons at the federal level, and how ‘Mayor Cuomo’ would handle public safety and the NYPD differently. We dig into the NYC mayoral race, his loss to Zohran Mamdani in the primary, what he learned, and why he’s staying in the race as an independent. He weighs in on Mamdani’s proposals, why he thinks Mayor Eric Adams should drop out, the rise of “democratic socialism,” President Trump, the migrant crisis, antisemitism and what’s at stake for New York City in November. We also revisit his record as governor, including the landmark NY SAFE Act counteracting gun violence, and his economic and infrastructure initiatives as he tells us why he thinks it's inaccurate to say ‘blue states’ can’t get things done. He also addresses Mo News community questions about his controversies, including about his COVID policies, and the sexual misconduct allegations that led to his resignation from governor. 🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St. Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

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0:00.0	All right, welcome back to a special edition of the Mo News podcast.
0:08.4	I'm Moshuunu with a special guest today, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
0:12.8	He is a New York City mayoral candidate.
0:15.1	Despite losing the primary in June, he is running as an independent against Zoran Mamdani,
0:20.8	sitting mayor Eric Adams, who also happens to be running as an independent against Zoran Mamdani, sitting mayor Eric Adams,
0:22.4	who also happens to be running as an independent as well as Republican, Curtis Slewa.
0:26.8	We had a chance to sit down with Governor Cuomo, just a few hours after that tragic mass
0:30.6	shooting in Manhattan that killed four people, including an NYPD officer.
0:34.5	So we begin our conversation with all things, public safety, then get to the
0:38.0	overall New York City mayoral race, the big issues coming up here. What he makes of his loss
0:44.1	as Oranam Dani lessons that he's learned and why he thinks he can win in the fall. We talk about
0:49.0	his record as governor, some of his achievements, as well as going to send your questions about
0:53.3	his resignation from office in regards to the various allegations he was facing in addition to COVID.
0:58.1	So we will talk to him about that in this conversation.
1:01.7	And then we just talk generally about a number of issues out there, including immigration,
1:06.4	Donald Trump, crime, as well as anti-Semitism and issues related to that in New York City.
1:12.2	It's a fascinating conversation with the former New York governor and New York City mayoral candidate.
1:18.2	So without further ado, our conversation with Governor Cuomo.
1:23.5	Governor Cuomo, it is great to have you on the podcast.
1:26.4	Good to be with you.
1:27.2	Thank you for having me.
1:28.6	So I want to start with the breaking news yesterday, the mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan
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