Speculation that Eric Adams was seriously mulling an end to his reelection campaign for mayor reached a fever pitch this week amid recent reporting that the Trump administration was discussing a potential role for Adams in the federal government in exchange for his exit. But in a fiery press conference on Friday evening, Adams insisted he’s staying in the race and took direct aim at his closest competitors, particularly former governor Andrew Cuomo — who he alleged was “a snake and a liar” — as well as Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.

“There has been so much speculation, communications, announcements of what I’m doing no matter what I have stated over and over again publicly. So, I want to be clear with you. Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race, and I’m the only one tha

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