Eric Adams beefs up re-election fundraising as Cuomo, Mamdani boast top coffers heading into Dem mayoral primary

Mayor Eric Adams has seen a significant surge in campaign fundraising, but ex-Gov.Andrew Cuomo and socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani head into the final stretch of the Democratic primary boasting the biggest war chests with millions in hand, records show.Adams, a Democrat skipping the mayoral primary and running as an independent in November, is showing signs of life after his campaign barely had a pulse earlier this year with just a skeleton crew as top allies abandoned Hizzoner to help Cuomo.Adams pocketed 192 donations totaling $155,134 during the most recent filing period of March 14 through May 19 – including 51 donors who gave $2,100, the maximum allowed in the race. While not the huge haul he’s had in past election cycles, it still far exceeds the meager $18,967 Adams raised from Jan.

12 to March 13.“This latest filing makes it crystal clear – this campaign is alive, aggressive, and already laying the groundwork for victory,” said Adams campaign spokesman Todd Shapiro.“We’ve collected thousands of petitions from every borough, raised a strong early war chest, and are fully engaged on the ground with voters at political, civic, and government events across this city.”Adams has raised $4.5 million in total for his re-election bid and has $2.7 million in hand. However, he’s fighting the city’s Campaign Finance Board to allow him to tap into another $4 million through the public matching fund program — which provides candidates $8 for each buck donated by New Yorkers up to the first $250 contributed.The board has refused to release the funds over lingering suspicions that Adams is a campaign finance crook — despite his federal corruption case being tossed.Cuomo raised nearly $2.4 million through 3,224 donations since March 14 – the most of any candidate in the race over the period – leaving him with nearly $3.5 million in hand heading into the June 24 primary.The latest donors funding his political comeback include�...