Mayor Eric Adams forcefully said Friday he will continue his uphill re-election campaign all the way to the end, rebuffing reports of an impending dropout in favor of a lucrative job offer from the Trump administration.

"I am staying in this race, I am the only one who can beat [Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran] Mamdani," Hizzoner said during a brief statement to the press made at Gracie Mansion.

The mayor is mounting a longshot independent bid for a second term in office after sitting out the Democratic primary. The four-way general election contest currently has Mamdani ahead, but without majority support, with Adams, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa seemingly splitting the moderate and centrist vote.

On Friday, Adams came out firing against Cuomo, running

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