Overview

• Eric Adams ended his bid without endorsing a successor, urging voters to distrust both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo and warning of “insidious forces” pushing “radical, divisive agendas.”
• Recent New York Times/Siena polling before the exit showed Mamdani at 46 percent, Cuomo at 24 percent, Republican Curtis Sliwa at 15 percent, and Adams at 9 percent.
• Adams cited the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s denial of public matching funds and sustained media speculation as reasons he saw no viable path to re‑election.
• Analysts expect a portion of Adams’s small vote share to drift to Cuomo, though whether it meaningfully narrows Mamdani’s lead is unclear, and Sliwa remains in the race despite calls to step aside.
• The New York Times reported that Adams’s advisers discussed a possible ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia with the Trump administration, a negotiation that did not result in a role.