New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he will seek reelection as an independent candidate.
The decision means Adams, a Democrat, will forgo the Democratic primary set for May and run in the general election.
“I had hoped to fight for [New Yorkers] again in a democratic primary for mayor, and more than 25,000 New Yorkers signed my Democratic primary petition. But the dismissal of the bogus case against me dragged on too long, making it impossible to launch a primary campaign while these false accusations were held over me,” Adams said.
He made the announcement one day after a federal judge dismissed a corruption case against him with prejudice....
