Pointing to the legal battles as a detrimental distraction from what would have been time spent on his primary campaign, I am announcing that I will forego the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers. As an independent candidate in the general election, I firmly believe that this city is better served by truly independent leadership. While it may have come as a shock to some, is this decision really all that surprising? (03:32–03:40)
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Asserts that Eric Adams will run as an independent candidate in the general election.
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