In a video posted to Eric Adams’ X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday (Sept.28), he announced that he was suspending his campaign for the New York City mayoral race. According to ABC News, the decision came after a federal judge’s court order, which required the city’s Campaign Finance Board to review his case before offering matching funds to his campaign.
In September 2024, Eric Adams was indicted on five counts of conspiracy related to an alleged long-standing scheme to which prosecutors said led to “improper benefits, illegal campaign contributions and an attempted cover-up.” That said, despite withdrawing his bid, he’ll never stop fighting for this city, he says. “When I was elected to serve as your mayor, I said these words: This campaign was never about me. It was about the people of this city — from every neighborhood and background — who had been left behind and believed they would never catch up,” he began.
“It has been my honor to be your mayor,” Adams said in the video
The outlet reports that the charges against Adams—which included counts of wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery, and solicitation of a contribution from a foreign entity—were subsequently dropped in April. “This campaign was for the underserved, the marginalized, the abandoned and betrayed by government,” Adams continued. “Since then, it has been my honor to be your mayor. And I am proud to say that we took that victory four years ago and turned it into action — making this city better for those who had been failed by government.”
Adams added, “Although this is the end of my reelection campaign, it is not the end of my public service. I will continue to fight for this city — as I have for 40 years, since the day I joined the NYPD to make our streets safer and our systems fairer.”