Mayor Adams Launches Re-Election Campaign At City Hall

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams officially launched his re-election campaign on Thursday at a rally at City Hall.

Adams is running on the independent line after he decided not pursue a Democratic nomination following the backlash from his corruption case being dropped by Trump's Department of Justice.

The campaign rally comes a day after Zohran Mamdani claimed victory in the Democratic primary for mayor over ex-governor Andrew Cuomo.

Mayor Adams was quick to say that he was a "blue collar candidate" compared to Mamdani who was a candidate with a "sliver spoon."

" “I’m not interested in slogans, I’m interested in solutions. I don’t work with special interests, I work for the people," Adams said.

“I will fight for everyday New Yorkers who just want their city to darn work for them,” Adams added.

“It’s a choice between a candidate with a blue collar and one with a silver spoon,” he said.

The mayor also touted his record from the past four years, including reducing crime, expanding affordable housing and improving the city's economy after the pandemic.

“There are some critics who spend more time attacking than achieving. They have a record of tweets, I have a record on the streets, a record of results," Adams said.

The mayor will join Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, Independent Jim Walden and Mamdani on the ballot in November. Cuomo has not disclosed if he will still run in November.

In another criticism of Mamdani, who has outlined a plan for free buses and government-owned grocery stores, Adams said “There's no dignity giving you everything for free."

“This is not a city of handouts.”