<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams has suspended his independent reelection campaign, months after federal prosecutors dropped corruption charges against him—positioning former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the biggest challenger to Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68d97398d5f094f6185bd7f6/US-NEWS-NYC-MAYOR-ADAMS-CAMPAIGN-NY/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2118&amp;cropY1=120&amp;cropY2=1311" alt="US-NEWS-NYC-MAYOR-ADAMS-CAMPAIGN-NY" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">Adams ended his reelection campaign on Sunday.</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">TNS</small></div></div></figure>

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Adams’ withdrawal sets up a three-way race between Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent.{ai:summary}<p>NYC Mayor Eric Adams suspends his independent reelection bid, months after federal prosecutors dropped corruption charges against him.</p><p>The move positions former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the biggest challenger to Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. #politics</p>

Eric Adams Drops Out of NYC Mayor Race

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