"Eric Adams, buried in the polls and destined for an infamous single term as mayor of New York, let it be known last week he wasn't going anywhere. Rejecting numerous reports that had him taking federal jobs or even an ambassadorship in the Trump administration, Adams said he was still running for reelection. And he made it clear whom he blamed for trying to force him out: Andrew Cuomo."
"Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist, seized the Democratic nomination and is poised to enter City Hall next year. Adams, the incumbent, was indicted on corruption charges only to see those charges dropped when Donald Trump became president again. Cuomo was supposed to win the primary and then didn't. There's every reason to think he is trying to conspire with Trump to get Adams and even Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, to exit the race."
"His new problem is Adams: The mayor genuinely resents him for running in the primary in the first place and forcing him, early on, to forego the Democratic clash and campaign as an independent. Cuomo hoovered up all the labor support and major donors who might have entertained Adams, still, if the ex-governor didn't come on the scene. He campaigned, explicitly, against the city Adams runs, portraying it as a crime-ridden cesspool that only he could turn around."
Eric Adams remains in the mayoral race despite poor poll numbers, reports linking him to federal jobs or an ambassadorship, and expectations of a single-term tenure. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old socialist, won the Democratic nomination and is positioned to enter City Hall next year. Adams faced corruption charges that were later dropped after Donald Trump regained the presidency. Andrew Cuomo entered the contest aiming for a one-on-one race with Mamdani, secured labor and donor support, and ran against the city's condition as Adams manages it. Adams resents Cuomo for forcing him to run as an independent.
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