Fresh off the dissolution of his criminal corruption case, New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s back to focusing on working for New Yorkers. He just plans to do it with another party. The embattled Democrat announced Thursday that he will run instead for mayor as an independent,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is shifting strategies for his reelection campaign, opting to run as an independent instead of competing in the Democratic primary, a decision he announced Thursday on social media.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will pull out of the city's Democratic primary and will instead run for reelection as an independent candidate.