“Corrupt egomaniac.” “Creep.” Fake New Yorker. “Remorseless bully.” Jessica Ramos hasn’t exactly been kind to her mayoral opponent Andrew Cuomo in recent months. So it was a shock to New York’s political class, and even caught some of her top advisers off guard, when she announced Friday she was endorsing him for mayor.

New York City’s LGBT residents could play an outsized role in selecting the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor — accounting for up to 25% of the total vote, a stunning new

Ramos, once a darling of the progressive establishment, said she was supporting Cuomo because she wanted to stop Zohran Mamdani, a fellow Queens progressive, from becoming mayor. Ramos said the 33-year-old state assemblyman,

Plus: The second and final debate of the Democratic primary for mayor is Thursday, but Michael Blake, a breakout performer from the first, won’t be onstage.

State Sen. Jessica Ramos had sharply criticized former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his record in office up until this week.