Bill Thompson To Concede Mayor's Race

From Politico:

New York City mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson is set to concede to candidate Bill de Blasio on Monday morning, preventing a runoff in the city’s Democratic primary, the Associated Press reported, citing two sources.

Thompson, the former city comptroller, is expected to drop out and endorse the more liberal de Blasio during an 11 a.m. news conference at City Hall. De Blasio earned a little more than 40 percent of the vote in last week’s primary — just enough to avoid a run-off — but Thompson hasn’t yet conceded as outstanding ballots continue to be counted.

Thompson is slated to appear at the presser — described as a “unification rally” — with de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has played a key role in seeking to end the primary, according to reports. Cuomo’s level of involvement in the race since the primary is rare for him.

Cuomo engineers Thompson out of the race.

What will Cuomo want in return for this "generosity"?

Cuomo doesn't do anything for free.

More on this later.