New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his reelection campaign on Thursday, after socialist New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s strong showing in Tuesday’s Democrat primary election.
Adams, who was first elected as a Democrat in 2021 but has chosen to run as an independent this year, made the announcement from the steps of New York City Hall “surrounded by supporters, union leaders and business partners, while protesters called him a ‘criminal’ from across the park,” Fox News Digital reported.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was widely expected to secure the Democrat nomination, but was ulimately ousted from the top spot in the ranked choice primary by 33-year-old Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic social st with radical proposals, including government-run grocery stores, rent-freezes, and $65 million for
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