"When you get knocked down, learn the lesson and pick yourself back up and get in the game and that is what I'm going to do," he said in a video announcement.

Following his primary loss, the former governor is hoping a broader electorate will help him defeat Zohran Mamdani and Mayor Eric Adams.

Andrew Cuomo plans to remain in the race for New York City mayor, brushing off calls to step aside after his shocking loss to upstart Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary, according to people familiar with the matter.