Amid campaign cash battle with Adams, Cuomo hits Hamptons for major fundraiser

As he and Eric Adams compete for financial support from New York’s deep-pocketed business community, Andrew Cuomo is returning to the Hamptons on Friday for his first large-scale campaign fundraiser in the wealthy enclave since relaunching his mayoral bid.

Lucy Fato, a corporate attorney who serves as the general counsel of the Seaport Entertainment Group, is hosting the late afternoon Cuomo campaign fundraiser at her home, according to an invitation to the event obtained by the Daily News. Seaport, a real estate developer with significant holdings in New York and Las Vegas, is controlled by Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager and supporter of President Trump who’s the firm’s largest shareholder.

During the primary, Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid sexual and professional misconduct accusations he denies, was able to court most of New York’s wealthy donor class, including Ackman, who contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to pro-Cuomo causes.

But since democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani defeated Cuomo by a 12% margin in the June 24 primary, that support has been in question. Among the defectors is Ackman, who announced last month he will back Adams for mayor in November’s general election instead.



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