Overview

• The mayor announced his decision in a video on X and offered no endorsement of the remaining candidates.
• Adams had been running fourth in public polls behind Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
• His campaign lost access to public matching funds after the Campaign Finance Board said it lacked required donor information.
• Adams previously faced a federal bribery and campaign‑finance case that the Trump‑led Justice Department moved to dismiss, as reporting detailed Trump‑linked discussions about possible roles for him.
• His name will still appear on the November ballot due to printing deadlines, while Democrats including Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Vice President Kamala Harris have lined up behind Mamdani as rivals debate consolidating the field.