Eric Adams will stay a one-term mayor after suspending his re-election campaign, an effort delayed by allegations of bribery that denied him public funds and rarely saw him advancing past fourth place in a number of primary polls.

Adams, a former NYPD captain turned Brooklyn politician, announced his decision to suspend the campaign in a pre-recorded video message released across his social media channels on Sunday, with only five weeks to go until Election Day. He'll be the first one-term mayor since David Dinkins, the first Black man to be elected to lead New York City.

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"Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign," Adams said. "The constant media speculation about my future and the campaig

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