New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced Sunday he’s suspending his marketing campaign for mayor, simply weeks away from the carefully watched election.
Adams introduced his resolution in a video on X.
The mayor, working as an impartial, resisted calls to drop out beforehand from opponents of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, who had been involved he and impartial candidate former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who misplaced the Democratic major and is working as an impartial, would cut up the vote.
Adams has been polling behind Mamdani, Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams arrives to attend the eightieth United Nations Basic Meeting in New York Metropolis on Sept. 26, 2025.
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ABC Information beforehand reported that it’s too late for Adams’s title to be faraway from the poll. His title will stay, as will fellow lengthy shot candidate Jim Walden, who additionally suspended his marketing campaign and final week endorsed Cuomo.
Adams’ resolution follows an order Friday from the Manhattan federal decide who oversaw Adams’ legal case.
Decide Dale Ho agreed so as to add the town’s Marketing campaign Finance Board as an occasion within the now-dismissed corruption matter. The CFB requested to be added so it might evaluate the case earlier than deciding whether or not to award matching funds to the Adams marketing campaign.
The decide’s order granting the request made clear to the mayor and his marketing campaign advisers that it might be unlikely they’d obtain public cash to match the practically $4 million Adams has raised.
Adams was indicted in September 2024 on 5 counts in an alleged long-standing conspiracy related to what prosecutors stated had been improper advantages, unlawful marketing campaign contributions and an tried coverup.
The fees in opposition to the mayor — together with counts of wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery and solicitation of a contribution from a overseas entity — had been dropped in opposition to him in April by the U.S. Justice Division in what his critics claimed was a quid professional quo with the Trump administration.
Adams and the Justice Division denied there was a quid professional quo concerned within the dropping of the fees.
Advisers for President Donald Trump had been involved with Adams to influence him to drop out of the race and supplied him positions within the administration, together with an envoy publish in Saudi Arabia, sources informed ABC Information.
Trump and Adams each denied stories of these conferences. Nonetheless, Trump has been vocal that candidates ought to drop out to restrict the variety of challengers in opposition to Mamdani.
Adams stated in his announcement he couldn’t proceed his bid due to what he stated was media hypothesis and funds withheld by the CFB “have undermined my capacity to boost the funds wanted for a severe marketing campaign.”
“Once I was elected to function your mayor, I stated these phrases: This marketing campaign was by no means about me. It was in regards to the folks of this metropolis — from each neighborhood and background — who had been left behind and believed they’d by no means catch up. This marketing campaign was for the underserved, the marginalized, the deserted and betrayed by authorities,” Adams stated within the video.
“Since then, it has been my honor to be your mayor. And I’m proud to say that we took that victory 4 years in the past and turned it into motion — making this metropolis higher for many who had been failed by authorities.”
Adams additionally indicated he’ll serve out the remainder of his time period in workplace.
“Though that is the top of my reelection marketing campaign, it’s not the top of my public service. I’ll proceed to battle for this metropolis — as I’ve for 40 years, because the day I joined the NYPD to make our streets safer and our methods fairer,” he stated.
Adams didn’t endorse any candidate for mayor in his announcement.
Mamdani wrote in a press release reacting to Adams’ withdrawal, “Donald Trump and his billionaire donors may have the ability to decide Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo’s actions however they won’t dictate the outcomes of this election. New York deserves higher than buying and selling in a single disgraced, corrupt politician for one more. On November 4th, we’re going to flip the web page on the politics of massive cash and small concepts and ship a authorities each New Yorker will be pleased with.”
Cuomo stated in a press release Sunday that Adams’s option to drop out “was not a simple one, however I imagine he’s honest in placing the well-being of New York Metropolis forward of non-public ambition.”
“We face harmful extremist forces that might devastate our metropolis by incompetence or ignorance, however it’s not too late to cease them,” Cuomo wrote.
The previous governor added, “Mayor Adams has a lot to be pleased with in his accomplishments. Solely in New York can a baby raised in a tenement in Bushwick, who as soon as labored as a squeegee boy and a mailroom clerk, rise to change into mayor. No matter variations we could have, Eric Adams’ story is undeniably one in every of resilience — a testomony to the spirit of this metropolis.”
A spokesperson for Sliwa wrote, “Curtis Sliwa is the one candidate who can defeat Mamdani. Our crew, our sources, and our funding are unmatched. Most significantly, now we have the most effective options to assist working folks afford to remain in New York Metropolis and really feel protected.”
Metropolis Corridor workers members had been knowledgeable of the mayor’s resolution only a few moments earlier than the marketing campaign launched Adams’ assertion. Adams gave no indication that he has a job lined up after he leaves workplace. A supply near the mayor was unaware of a job being supplied.
ABC Information’ Aaron Katersky contributed to this report.
