A host of Wall Street giants are backing former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York City mayoral bid, the Financial Times reported Monday. Cuomo — who is currently running in the June 24 Democratic primary — and an independent committee backing him have raked in millions of dollars in contributions from hedge fund managers,

Andrew Cuomo faced a two-hour pile-on Wednesday as eight other Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for New York City mayor spent their first debate attempting to knock the former governor off his perch.