As widely expected, New York City mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he would pass up the Democratic Party primary in June and instead file petitions to run as an independent in November as he pursues a second term.

The shocking move comes as he has faced significant challenges: His polling numbers have plummeted, he has little visible campaign infrastructure and critics and former allies alike have raised

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he would seek a second term to lead the city as an independent, opting to avoid a crowded Democratic Party primary. Adams faced sinking approval ratings and declining poll numbers as a federal corruption case loomed over him.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to start his own political party to run for a second term—an unorthodox strategy that he thinks is his best path to win re-election. No longer encumbered by his bribery case,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he will seek re-election, but not as a Democrat. Adams announced his plans in a video on X that was released one day after corruption charges filed against him by the Biden-era Department of Justice,

Mayor Eric Adams faced an uphill battle in the June 24 Democratic primary, which has drawn a crowded field of candidates. He will run for re-election as an independent instead.

Adams’ exit from the Democratic party comes one day after a federal judge dismissed the corruption case against him.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he will pull out of the city's Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent, arguing that his recently dismissed federal bribery case had made it impossible to mount a primary campaign.