by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent
NEW YORK (Worthy News) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his bid for reelection in a stunning reversal in the world’s financial capital and largest U.S. city that could reshape the upcoming mayoral race.
In a video obtained by Worthy News, Adams said “constant media speculation” about his future and a decision by the city’s Campaign Finance Board to withhold public funds from his reelection effort made it “impossible” to continue.
The Democratic mayor, who took office in 2022, faced mounting challenges. His campaign was severely damaged by a federal bribery case — since dismissed — and growing frustration among liberals over his comparatively warm relationship with former U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
Critics within his own party had accused him of failing to respond effectively to New York’s affordability crisis and migrant influx, while allies noted he remained popular among centrist and working-class voters.
POLITICAL FALLOUT
Adams’ sudden exit is expected to boost the campaign of former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has re-emerged on the political stage, portraying himself as the only centrist capable of defeating the Democratic Party’s nominee, State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.
Mamdani, a progressive lawmaker of Ugandan-Indian heritage representing Queens, has drawn significant grassroots support but faces skepticism from moderates and business leaders worried about his left-wing agenda.
With Adams gone, the race pits Cuomo’s centrist comeback attempt against Mamdani’s progressive push, reflecting the broader national debate over the Democratic Party’s future direction.
Political observers say New York City — often seen as a bellwether for urban America — could once again become the stage where ideological battles play out with national implications.
Copyright 1999-2025 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
More Worthy News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday that Hamas will be disarmed and the Gaza Strip fully demilitarized — declaring that if the international community fails to carry out that mission, Israel will act alone.
Returning from his Asia trip, President Donald Trump on Thursday night urged Republicans to “play their Trump card” and eliminate the Senate filibuster to end the monthlong government shutdown, escalating pressure on lawmakers to break the political deadlock in Washington.
In a rare bipartisan move, the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to end the emergency powers President Donald Trump has used to impose sweeping global tariffs — a move widely seen as a symbolic rebuke of the president’s trade strategy.
A sweeping new Barna report reveals a historic shift in American Christianity: for the first time in modern history, men are attending church more frequently than women. The change marks a dramatic reversal of decades-long patterns in which women consistently led in spiritual participation and church involvement.
Jerusalem was brought to a halt Thursday as hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews flooded the city’s western entrance in what organizers called the “Million Man March,” protesting the government’s proposed draft law. The massive rally–one of the largest in recent Israeli history–sparked chaos, violence, and tragedy, leaving a 15-year-old boy dead after falling from a construction site overlooking the demonstration.
A former underground Chinese house church pastor who now leads a U.S.-based advocacy group has urged U.S. President Donald J. Trump to raise the issue of reportedly persecuted Christians during his talks Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following a fresh crackdown on independent churches in the Communist-led nation.
The fiercely anti-Islam but pro-Israel Party for Freedom (PVV) led by seasoned politician Geert Wilders was only slightly behind the left-leaning centrist Democrats 66 (D66) party with nearly all votes counted Thursday in the Dutch general election.