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New York – 3 April 2025
1. Various, New York Mayor Eric Adams attending the National Action Networks mayoral candidates forum hosted by civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton
2. Various, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on stage
3. Various, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on stage
4. Various, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on stage
5. Various, Zohran Mamdani, Assemblyman, State of New York on stage
6. Various, New York State Senator Jessica Ramos on stage
7. Various, former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer on stage
10. New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie on stage
11. Former New York State Assemblyman Michael Blake on stage
STORYLINE:
Candidates for mayor of New York City appeared one by one on stage at a forum held by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network.
The race is said to be wide open now that New York City Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the upcoming Democratic primary. Adams has said he would instead seek reelection as an independent, a move intended to buy him time to save a campaign deeply wounded by a bribery scandal and liberal anger over his warm relationship with President Donald Trump.
A federal judge has dismissed Adams’ corruption case, ending a legal saga that left the mayor severely damaged and raised questions about his political independence.
The mayor pleaded not guilty and was set for a trial in April, but the case was upended after Trump’s Justice Department moved to drop the charges so that Adams could assist with the president’s immigration agenda, while leaving open the possibility that the case could be revived.
In an order dismissing the case, federal Judge Dale E. Ho denied prosecutors the option to refile the charges.
Adams, a former police officer, has governed as a centrist Democrat and often done battle with the city’s progressives. He was a registered Republican in the 1990s but has spent his political career, which includes time as a state senator and Brooklyn borough president, as a Democrat.
The mayor’s political opponents swiftly criticized his decision to run as an independent. Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic state assemblyman running for mayor, said, “Regardless of what party Adams flees to, New Yorkers deserve better than a self-interested, disgraced mayor who has and always will put his needs before their own.”
Another candidate, Democratic state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, described the whole ordeal as “a circus.”
Jim Walden, a former prosecutor who is running as an independent, promptly challenged Adams to a debate, arguing that the mayor’s decision came “out of desperation, not principle.”
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