Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, sources tell CNN. That leaves in place contingency plans he had established before the Democratic primary to challenge Zohran Mamdani and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in November.

This allows him to keep his options open and potentially run against Zohran Mamdani and incumbent Eric Adams this fall.

Sources told CNN that Cuomo's team believes the general electorate could be more receptive to his candidacy than primary voters.