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Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

Mayor Adams’s campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he would abandon his foundering campaign for a second term, upending the race to lead the nation’s largest city just five weeks before Election Day.

In a nearly nine-minute video message that began with Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” the mayor conceded that despite his best efforts, he could no longer see a path to re-election. He blamed “continued media speculation about my departure” and a decision by the city’s Campaign Finance Board to deny him public matching funds, accusing them of throttling his campaign.

“Despite all we’ve achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign,” Mr. Adams said.