"The former New York City police officer has had a brutally unpopular tenure as the leader of America's largest city, with recent polls for his re-election showing support in the single digits. In September 2024, Mr Adams became the first of the city's 110 mayors to be criminally charged whilst in office, after being implicated in a bribery and fraud scheme."
"In February 2025, the United States Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against him, arguing that the case was interfering with his ability to aid the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. Throughout the case, Mr Adams maintained his innocence and in his video posted on X he stated: "I was wrongfully charged because I fought for this city"."
"New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped his re-election bid on Sunday, likely leaving the race to become the city's next mayor between Democrat Zohran Mamdani and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. "Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign," Mr Adams said in a video posted on X. Mr Adams said he will finish his term, which ends on January 1, 2026. "I will continue to fight for this city," he said. The former New York City police officer has had a brutally unpopular tenure as the leader of America's largest city, with recent polls for his re-election showing support in the single digits."
Eric Adams dropped his re-election bid, leaving the likely contest between Zohran Mamdani and former governor Andrew Cuomo. Adams will finish his term, ending January 1, 2026. He faced brutal unpopularity with single-digit re-election polls. In September 2024 he became the first of the city's 110 mayors to be criminally charged in office after being implicated in a bribery and fraud scheme. In February 2025 the US Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop the corruption charges, saying the case interfered with his ability to aid the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. Adams maintained his innocence and called the charges wrongful. Mamdani holds a sizeable lead ahead of the November 4 election; Cuomo conceded the Democratic primary to Mamdani.
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