Bloomberg Gives $1.5 Million to Pro-Cuomo Super PAC NYT | Top Stories Dana Rubinstein and Nicholas Fandos 30 October 2025 at 06:17 Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, had stayed out of the race since backing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s failed Democratic primary campaign. © Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesMichael R. Bloomberg spent more than $8 million backing Mr. Cuomo during the Democratic mayoral primary, which Zohran Mamdani won by nearly 13 points.