Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary to state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, speaks to CNN’s Gloria Pazmino about his independent bid for New York City mayor.

Andrew Cuomo, former New York Governor and independent candidate for New York City Mayor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the New York City mayoral race, rise of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani,

The proudly far-left Democratic nominee maintained his front-runner status in a four-way race with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, according to the poll released Tuesday and paid for by Wick Insights.