Andrew Cuomo officially launched an independent bid for mayor on Monday, weeks after losing to Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary. 

In a video posted to social media Monday afternoon, the former governor addressed prospective general election voters. 

“Hello, I’m Andrew Cuomo, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that the Democratic primary did not go the way I had hoped,” he said. “To the 440,000 New Yorkers who voted for me, a sincere thank you. Thank you for believing in me, in my agenda, and in my experience, and I am truly sorry that I let you down.” 

“But as my grandfather used to say, when you get knocked down, learn the lesson and pick yourself back up and get in the game," he added. "And that is what I’m going to do."

Cuomo conceded to Mamdani on primary night, saying he would take some time to decide whether or not to challenge the Queens assemblyman in the general election. 

With his hat now officially in the ring, he will also face Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and two other independent candidates — Jim Walden and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.