Exclusive | Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race amid increasing pressure: I know I cannot continue my campaign

Mayor Eric Adams is dropping out of New York City’s mayoral race amid escalating pressure to clear the crowded field in a last-ditch attempt to stop socialist Zohran Mamdani’s election to City Hall.The bombshell move comes after weeks of back-and-forth over whether Adams would bow out of the race, in which he is polling fourth, far behind frontrunner Mamdani, former Gov.Andrew Cuomo and also, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.“It’s been an honor to be your mayor,” Adams said in a video announcement, according to a transcript obtained by The Post, touting his victories over his first term — which include bringing crime down, building housing and dealing with the city’s brutal migrant crisis.“Although our successes… I know I cannot continue my campaign,” he says in the video.“I strongly encourage who ever takes over City Hall to continue what we’ve done.”Adams did not endorse any of the other candidates, and even took subtle swipes at Mamdani and Cuomo — issuing a warning about local government being used to launder radical ideals and urging voters not to elect a mayor who’s flip-flopped on the issues.“I want to be clear, although this is the end of my campaign, this will not be the end of my public service,” he said.“I will keep fighting for our city no matter what because I am a New Yorker.”Hizzoner had been facing increasing pressure to drop his independent re-election bid, especially after President Trump’s Department of Justice dismissed his controversial federal corruption case.“Many are skeptical of me after my historical indictment,” he admitted in the video.Adams had left the door open to doing so in an interview with the Rev.

Al Sharpton Saturday — just weeks after he defiantly insisted he wasn’t going anywhere.Fears the packed field would all-but-ensure Mamdani’s election even prompted Trump and White House officials to engage in an extraordinary spate of backroom talks aimed at getting Adams, Sliwa or both c...