Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday he is running to become mayor of New York City, more than three years after he resigned in disgrace as governor of New York after being accused of sexually harassing a number of women who worked for him and misleading the public about COVID-19 deaths.

The former governor’s policies and his long-running fight with ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio contributed to New York’s problems, they say.

Mr Cuomo says New York City is in “crisis” and needs rescuing. The incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, was snared in a scandal over favour trading that ended with a humiliating intervention by President Donald Trump.