Eric Adams’ time as New York City mayor will officially end when 2026 arrives and a successor is sworn in, sparking a debate about what his legacy will be and if there was more to the decision.
Adams stopped bidding for a second term amid a tumultuous mayoralty, in which he was accused of federal corruption crimes, a case that was later dropped, and challengers who were consistently polling ahead of him.
Was Adams’ decision inevitable?
The mayor officially suspended his reelection campaign on September 28, clearing the way for either Democratic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, independent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo or Republican Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa to win the election.
Even with some policy wins under his belt to campaign on, the mayor’s decision to leave the race seemed inevitable, “Politico” reporter Jeff Coltin said Sunday on CBS News New York’s “The Point with Marcia Kramer.”…