Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race

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Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race
The embattled mayor's announcement comes after corruption charges against him were permanently dismissed by a judge on Wednesday.
April 3, 2025, 7:15 AM EDT / Updated April 3, 2025, 7:52 AM EDT
By Pilar Melendez

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will run for reelection as an independent, opting out of the Democratic primary just one day after a federal judge dismissed corruption charges against him.

"I have always put New York’s people before politics and party — and I always will. I am running for mayor in the general election because our city needs independent leadership that understands working people," Adams said in a Thursday morning post on X.

The news comes after bribery and wire fraud charges against Adams were permanently dismissed by a judge on Wednesday. Adams was indicted in September after prosecutors alleged that he received more than $100,000 worth of plane tickets and luxury hotel stays from Turkish nationals for nearly a decade as he was serving in local government. ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/eric-adams-announces-will-run-independent-new-york-mayoral-race-rcna199448

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Dominic Carter
@DominicTV
BREAKING: Mayor Adams running for reelection as an independent. Move Recognizes that winning the Democratic primary was unlikely. With this shift, Adams and Cuomo are set to become fierce rivals. Meanwhile, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa *now* has a remote shot of victory.
8:32 AM · Apr 3, 2025

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Ditches Democrat Party

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By Mark Steffen
April 3, 2025

New York Mayor Eric Adams is a free man, and he’s flexing his muscle by unenrolling from the Democratic Party ahead of his reelection campaign.

The moderate mayor and former police officer has shed his party label and will now run for a second four-year term as a registered independent, he revealed Thursday morning. The change comes after Adams briefly flirted with the idea of running for office as a Republican, a nearly unthinkable prospect in the sapphire-blue metropolis.

In an interview announcing his decision, Adams said the change would allow him to “mount a real independent campaign” that relies on a “a solid base of people” outside Manhattan, emphasizing his connection to minority voting blocs that have grown more ambivalent about the Democratic Party.

“I have been this racehorse that has been held back,” he told Politico. “This is so unnatural for me.”

Adams is interminably tied to President Donald Trump following the U.S. Justice Department relinquishing its corruption charges against him, and his decision to seek reelection with that designation will almost certainly make the New York mayoral race a marquee in 2025.

Had he stayed in the Democratic Party, Adams would be forced to contend with a bitter primary against disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who is leading in early polls.

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https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/just-in-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-ditches-democrat-party-mstef/

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Had he stayed in the Democratic Party, Adams would be forced to contend with a bitter primary against disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who is leading in early polls.

Not to mention that islamic terrorism supporter.

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Mayor Adams reveals name of the independent party he’s running under as part of reelection bid
By Craig McCarthy   
Published April 9, 2025, 6:22 p.m. ET
New York Post

Eric Adams has unveiled the name of the party line under which he plans to make his long-shot bid for reelection this year: Safe Streets, Affordable City.

The former Democrat told 1010Wins Wednesday afternoon that he will run on that line come the general, after deciding not to seek to be his ex-party’s nominee.

“Those are the issues that are important to New Yorkers,” Adams said of his third-party name. “They want a safe city. They want an affordable city. And I want them to know that is what I produced for them.” ...
https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/us-news/mayor-adams-reveals-the-name-of-the-party-hes-running-for-reelection-under/