NEW YORK (WABC) -- Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa will continue their campaigns in the race for mayor on Monday, a day after Eric Adams dropped out.
Adams is vowing to serve out the remainder of his term after suspending his reelection campaign on Sunday.
With an administration rocked by scandal, a flurry of resignations, and a criminal case, the mayor launched his reelection bid as an independent but fell behind the other candidates.
In a video released on social media this weekend, Adams spoke with pride about his achievements as mayor, including a drop in violent crime. But he said that "constant media speculation" about his future and a decision by the city's campaign finance board to withhold public funding from his reelection effort made it impossible to stay in