The new coalition comes a day before early voting is set to start and just 11 days before the primary as the field of flailing campaigns make their last ditch attempts to be relevant contenders.

“After four years of Eric Adams, New York deserves a Mayor with integrity, who puts New Yorkers’ needs ahead of their own,” said current comptroller Lander. “We can’t afford to make that mistake again. I’m proud to cross-endorse Zohran because of his strong commitment to a more affordable New York, and to stop the corrupt, morally bankrupt, unacceptable Andrew Cuomo from becoming mayor of a city he doesn’t even like.”

Mamdani said the pair “exposed the ex-Governor’s record of corruption and scandal on last night’s debate stage.

“New Yorkers could see Cuomo for what he really is: a relic of the broken politics of the past,” he said. “I am proud to rank our principled and progressive Comptroller #2 on my ballot because we are both fighting for a city every New Yorker can afford.“

Cuomo had the lead in the polls even before entering the race, but Mamdani has shot up to second place while Lander has gotten above second in any polls.