NYC Mayor Eric Adams to run as independent in mayoral election: sources

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, is readying to tally arsenic an autarkic successful the 2025 mayoral election, sources told PIX11 News.

“And erstwhile New Yorkers interest astir their bills astatine the room table, oregon feeling harmless connected the subway platform, they don’t expect their governmental enactment to help,” Adams said successful an announcement video. “They privation enactment from a idiosyncratic who understands their conflict and their story. There isn’t a wide oregon blimpish mode to hole New York, but determination is simply a close way.”

Adams said helium is skipping the Democratic primary, contempt inactive considering himself a Democrat, to "appeal straight to each New Yorkers arsenic an autarkic campaigner successful the wide election."

The announcement comes a time aft the corruption charges against him were dropped. Judge Dale Ho ordered the lawsuit to beryllium dropped with prejudice, which means the charges against Adams cannot beryllium brought up again.

Adams spoke aft his charges were dropped extracurricular of Gracie Mansion connected Wednesday, saying the charges ne'er should person been brought against him.

“As I’ve said each along, this lawsuit should person never been brought, and I did thing wrong,” helium said. “I besides privation to apologize to New Yorkers for having to spell done this with me.”