Cuomo is currently leading the polls in the New York City mayor’s race and has launched a comeback campaign that could reshape politics across the tri-state area.

Mike Vilensky was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal's Greater New York section.

In a rare, unfiltered conversation, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sat down with News 12's Senior Political Reporter Tara Rosenblum for a wide-ranging, no-questions-barred interview.

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