New York City Mayor Eric Adams is dropping his bid for reelection, setting up a three-way race between Queens Assemblyman and Democrat frontrunner Zohran Mamdani , former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Guardian Angels founder and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to lead America's largest city.
Adams, who took office in January 2022, announced he was dropping out of the mayor's race in a video posted to his social media Sunday afternoon.
"Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my reelection campaign. The constant media speculation about my future and the Campaign Finance Board's decision to withhold millions of dollars have undermined my ability to raise the funds needed for a serious campaign," the city's 110th mayor said .
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