Gov. Hochul, longtime pal Al Sharpton and Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries have been among the many political figures who praised Mayor Adams’ mayoral tenure as he introduced Sunday he can be ending his re-election marketing campaign.
“I’ve been proud to work with Mayor Adams to make New York City safer, stronger and more affordable,” Hochul mentioned in an announcement. “He leaves New York City better than he inherited it and that will always be central to his legacy as mayor.”
President Trump didn’t instantly touch upon the mayor’s determination to drop out, and talks between the 2 for a soft touchdown spot on the finish of Adams’ mayoral time period have reportedly damaged down in current days. However billionaire Invoice Ackman, who has backed former governor Andrew Cuomo within the race, celebrated the mayor’s determination on social media.
“Thank you [Eric Adams] for your service for our city and for stepping aside when the time was right!” Ackman wrote on X. “[Curtis Sliwa], you should follow Eric’s lead for the good of NYC.”
As a result of Mamdani is a democratic socialist, mainstream Democrats, together with Jeffries, have hesitated to endorse him. Hochul endorsed him two weeks in the past.
“I will publicly weigh in with respect to the remaining candidates in the mayor’s race well before the start of early voting,” Jeffries mentioned. “It is clear that meaningful progress has been made in several important areas during the term of Mayor Adams. Thank you for your service to our City.”
Sliwa, who received the Republican major, has refused to drop out of the race regardless of related prodding. Even Trump dismissed his fellow Republican’s probabilities within the race, although Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler, additionally a Republican, argued Sliwa was one of the best candidate and appeared to counsel Cuomo ought to comply with Adams out of the race.
“Eric Adams did the right thing for the city. It’s now time for others to do the same. We must defeat [Zohran Mamdani] in November,” Lawler wrote on X. “I’m proud to support [Curtis Sliwa] and encourage everyone to do so.”
Common New Yorkers weren’t as fast to reward the outgoing mayor.
James Bowman, 30, of Brooklyn, mentioned he was blissful and unsurprised to see Adams abandon his reelection marketing campaign.
“In retrospect, he wasn’t a good person, and I think we’re going to be in good hands now that he dropped out,” Bowman mentioned. “To be honest, I think [Mamdani and Cuomo are] both actually really good candidates. We had Cuomo before, so it’s a comfortability. As New Yorkers and Americans, we’re OK with comfortability and we are scared of change.”
Initially Printed: September 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM EDT
