Andrew Cuomo...For Mayor?

The mere act of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo hosting a community forum on the Upper West Side raises the question about whether he may be eying a run for mayor next year. The Sun reports that the "forum provides an opportunity to raise his profile in the city and make inroads with elected officials whose support would be invaluable in a mayoral campaign," especially when "critics have expressed frustration with the current field of likely Democratic candidates, which includes Rep. Anthony Weiner, Ms. Quinn, and Comptroller William Thompson Jr." However, the AG's office says he's hosted forums in other communities across the state. Cuomo would only say, "I'm happy doing what I'm doing, and that's what we're focused on."