New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (D) said Democrats must “reflect” on the “deteriorated” state of the city as he runs on a moderate platform advocating for expanding the number of police officers.

Cuomo told commentator Stephen A. Smith in an interview on Smith’s podcast Monday that he wasn’t planning to run for political office again after his resignation as governor of New York in 2021, which came after a few controversies surrounding his administration. He said he enjoyed spending a few years with family and traveling but is worried about the state of the country’s cities, particularly New York City.

“The dynamics have changed, and then the quality of life in New York City has really deteriorated, and you’re paying a lot of taxes to be here,” Cuomo said in comments highlighted by Mediaite. “You put those factors together and it is a bad situation for New York, and it has to........

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