New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that he will seek reelection as an Independent, breaking from the Democratic Party.
Adams’ announcement comes after a judge dismissed federal charges against him. The mayor first made the announcement during a Monday interview with Politico.
The mayor confirmed his plans exclusively to POLITICO. In an interview Monday, Adams said he would “mount a real independent campaign” that relies on “a solid base of people” outside Manhattan, with an emphasis on ethnic minorities who boosted him to victory four years ago. He lamented how the bribery charges federal prosecutors hit him with in September — which a judge dismissed Wednesday — “handcuffed” him, and he promised to be “uninhibited” on the campaign trail.
“I have been this racehorse that has been held back,” he added. “This is…
