Once defiant, Mayor Eric Adams now says he's dropping out of race

Source: WNBC-TV New York, NY

Published 7 mins ago • Updated 7 seconds ago


Eric Adams will stay a one-term mayor after suspending his re-election campaign, an effort delayed by allegations of bribery that denied him public funds and rarely saw him advancing past fourth place in a number of primary polls.

Adams, a former NYPD captain turned Brooklyn politician, announced his decision to suspend the campaign in a pre-recorded video message released across his social media channels on Sunday, with only five weeks to go until Election Day. He'll be the first one-term mayor since David Dinkins, the first Black man to be elected to lead New York City.

"This campaign was never about me. It was about the people of the city," Adams says early in the 8-minute video.

"Although this is the end of my re-election campaign, it is not the end of my public service. I will continue to fight for this city, as I have for 40 years since the day I joined the NYPD to make our streets safer and our systems fairer," he said.

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