Mayor Adams ended his longshot bid for re-election Sunday with a nine-minute video that included strains of Sinatra, a portrait of his mother, a litany of what he called his administration’s successes, and blame directed at the media and campaign finance officials.
And though he didn’t name any of the other candidates for his job as mayor of New York City, Adams took a veiled swipe at front-runner and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as he decried “extremism” and “political violence” — and made remarks that could be interpreted as an almost-endorsement of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
“Extremism is growing in our politics. Our children are being radicalized to hate our city and our country. Political anger is turning into political violence. Too often, insidious forces use local gov