Andrew Cuomo slams Eric Adams as ‘spoiler’ in NYC mayoral race: ‘It’s about you and your ego’

What’s good for the goose isn’t good for the ex-governor.

Andrew Cuomo contended that Eric Adams’ longshot independent re-election campaign only makes it easier for socialist Zohran Mamdani to become mayor.

Cuomo, who is mounting an independent mayoral bid of his own after Mamdani walloped him in the Democratic primary, accused Adams of consistently putting himself above the interests of New Yorkers.

“If you’re going to run, even if you’re just a spoiler, then it’s about you and your ego,” Cuomo told reporters at the Colombian Day Parade in Jackson Heights on Sunday.

“It’s not about the people of the city of New York. And that is consistent. He puts himself above the city of New York. He always has.”

The dismissive words by Cuomo came in response to Adams not only blasting him exclusively to The Post for stepping down as governor amid a sexual harassment scandal, but also supposedly stealing the mayor’s “playbook” by running as an independent.

Adams argued his own “personal strife” — meaning his historic federal corruption indictment — didn’t lead him to resign like Cuomo.

“During my personal strife, I stepped up. I continued to deliver for the city,” he said, breezing over the Trump administration controversially dismissing his charges.

The war of words — and arguable battle to show who’s the least self-aware — between Adams and Cuomo comes as both jockey to coalesce anti-Mamdani support from business leaders, moderates and other New Yorkers wary of a socialist mayor.

Polling shows Mamdani could easily win November’s election if he faces a ballot with three independents — Adams, Cuomo and lawyer Jim Walden — and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

Many powerbrokers, such as former Gov. David Paterson, have called for candidates to clear the lane for a strong contender against Mamdani if they’re not polling well.

Cuomo defiantly has tried to pitch himself as that candidate, despite his double-digit loss to Mamdani in the Democratic primary and a chorus of calls afterward for him to stop actively campaigning.

His decision to stay in the race as an independent drew accusations that he was acting as a spoiler candidate.

Adams has tried to gobble up Cuomo’s big business backers by arguing he’s the best anti-Mamdani candidate.

But his argument has been undercut by abysmal polling, with one recent survey finding him in a distant fourth.

Beyond attacking Adams, Cuomo again accused Mamdani of offering “hollow promises.”

“None of it would make a difference,” he said, before launching into a takedown of Mamdani’s signature policy proposals.

“One grocery store in every county. What is that gonna do for anybody? Fast, free buses. Why should I get a free bus ride? Why would you subsidize wealthy people on a bus?

“None of that makes sense. New Yorkers would say it’s BS. And that has to be exposed. It is all a fraud. Slick salesman.”