NYC Mayor Adams rips into ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo over bail reform: Youre going to have to answer these questions

Mayor Eric Adams is throwing jabs in the already-crowded field for the Democratic primary — but is focusing on a candidate who hasn’t even entered the race: Andrew Cuomo.“People who are running — they’re going to have to take claim for the stuff that they did when they were holding office,” Adams told Politico in a sitdown interview published Monday.“Who was there for the original bail reform? Who signed some of these procedures? You’re going to have to answer these questions,” he said, when asked how he would run against the former governor.Adams told the outlet that he plans to informally kick off his re-elect campaign, which has yet to even launch a website, by going on the offensive — and targeting the controversial bail reform signed into law by Cuomo in 2019.The three-term Democratic governor — who resigned in August 2021 in the face of sexual misconduct claims, which he denies — has long been rumored to be eyeing a political comeback.Sources have said he could attempt a return to political life by challenging Adams for the Democratic nomination in June, seeing a path to City Hall as Hizzoner fends off a number of corruption probes, low poll numbers and a historic indictment.

Sources have said that Cuomo has been uninterested in challenging Adams but would step in if he was forced from office or resigned.The former governor has been working behind the scenes with his supporters to lobby business interests and try to gain favor in the black and Jewish communities.

But so far, Cuomo has yet to join the race with political pundits saying each week it could happen any day.Sign up for our Metro Daily newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.

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Those in Adams’ camp though appear to fear a Cuomo challenge, with the campaign drumming up plans to attack the former gov, despite...