New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he won’t seek re-election

Adams drops out, leaving the contention betwixt Democrat Zohran Mamdani and erstwhile New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

New York Mayor Eric Adams has announced that helium is dropping his re-election bid, leaving the contention apt betwixt Democrat Zohran Mamdani and erstwhile New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

“Despite each we’ve achieved, I cannot proceed my reelection campaign,” Adams said successful a station connected X connected Sunday.

According to nationalist sentiment polls, Adams had been moving acold down Mamdani and Cuomo, who is moving arsenic an independent. They bespeak Mamdani has a sizeable pb earlier the November 4 predetermination successful the astir populous metropolis successful the United States.

Adams had been struggling to rise money.