CITYWIDE — CALLING ERIC ADAMS’ career a “testament to the spirit of this city,” mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday issued a statement on his opponent’s decision to end his re-election bid.
“The choice Mayor Adams made today was not an easy one, but I believe he is sincere in putting the well-being of New York City ahead of personal ambition. We face destructive extremist forces that would devastate our city through incompetence or ignorance, but it is not too late to stop them,” Cuomo said.
“Mayor Adams has much to be proud of in his accomplishments. Only in New York can a child raised in a tenement in Bushwick, who once worked as a squeegee boy and a mailroom clerk, rise to become mayor. Whatever differences we may have, Eric Adams’ story is undeniably one of resilience, a testament to the spirit of this city.”
Although both Adams and Cuomo are centrist Democrats, they have run their campaigns as independents, since losing the June ranked-choice primary to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, a Queens Assemblymember. Another independent candidate, Jim Walden, also ended his mayoral campaign earlier this month.
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