Decision 2025

It’s hard to predict what effect Adams’ departure will have on the race, but the impact could be minimal. Adams will remain on the ballot since the deadline to withdraw his name has passed, and recent polls indicated that his support among New York City voters was low.

Mayor Eric Adams said he couldn’t raise money after his campaign was dogged for months by never-ending rumors and pressure about dropping out. Now that he has exited the race, some are wondering how the roughly 9 percent of the vote he had in many polls will shake up the race. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Barely a day after Eric Adams dropped his reelection bid, President Donald Trump weighed in on the status of New York City’s mayoral race Monday, calling leading candidate Zohran Mamdani “one of the best things to ever happen to our great Republican party,” and threatening to withhold federal funds should he win. “He is going to have problems with...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has abandoned his struggling campaign for reelection. Adams announced his exit from the race in a video released Sunday, signaling he was no longer a credible contender after a year of scandal and political turmoil. Adams spoke proudly of his tenure as mayor. But he said his now-dismissed federal corruption case left voters wary...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is dropping out of November’s election after sagging polls. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Mayor Eric Adams has been light on campaign events in recent days as he and his aides continue denying that he plans to exit the race. Meanwhile, Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani was talking about fighting federal cuts to healthcare and explaining a somewhat hazy position on prostitution, as Republican Curtis Sliwa said he has been receiving offers from millionaires to...

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate in the race for New York City mayor, fought back once again against new speculation that is considering bowing out — and said he’s been offered big money to step aside. In an interview with NBC New York, Sliwa claimed Wednesday that some wealthy donors for other candidates have talked to him in an effort…

A man from Texas faces hate crime charges for allegedly sending messages to Mamdani, wishing for his death and even encouraging the Democratic mayoral candidate to take his own life. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

The race for governor in New Jersey is entering the final stretch. A new poll shows Democrat Mikie Sherrill leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli by 8 points. And this Sunday, the two candidates will face off in their first debate. NBC 4 New York’s Pat Battle reports.

Mamdani faces threats directly to him and to his campaign in June, a senior official familiar with the matter says.

New York City’s mayor has thrown his support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years, citing safety concerns.

A new poll shows Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani with a commanding lead if all the candidates remain in the race, and he maintains a double-digit lead over Andrew Cuomo even if the others in the race were to drop out.  NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Zohran Mamdani got more good news regarding his lead in the race for New York City mayor, a new poll shows, though one of his rivals does still stand to gain quite a bit of support if one of the others exits the race. The new Marist poll released Tuesday shows Mamdani with a commanding 21-point lead among likely voters…

With about a month and a half before Election Day, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul finally gave an endorsement in the race for NYC mayor. She endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, after months of speculation. What are her rivals saying about her decision? NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Amid widespread reports of a possible Trump administration assignment to narrow New York City’s mayoral field, a defiant Eric Adams confirmed Friday he is still in the running as an independent in this November’s election, and said that he hadn’t gotten any “formal offers” of employment from the White House. The mayor, who has faced some political pressure to...

President Donald Trump says he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City’s next mayor unless two of the three candidates running against him drop out of the race. But the Republican didn’t say which two candidates he’d like to see quit. Trump said “No” when he was asked by a reporter Thursday night if he’d urged...

There is growing fallout over a report hinting at President Trump’s involvement in the New York City mayor’s race. Candidates are now responding, as billionaire John Catsimitidis revealed new information about a phone call had with the president earlier in the week. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Curtis Sliwa is the bombastic creator of New York City’s Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol group who lost his last election battle with Mayor Eric Adams by almost 40 percentage points. This time around, the red beret-wearing Republican believes the race is very much up for grabs. Even in a city where Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans, the math is different from...

A parade always brings out politicians, and Monday’s West Indian American Day Parade was no different, as NYC’s mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa vied for attention and support in Brooklyn. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is out courting Black voters, trying to do better with them in the general election than he did in the primary. Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in June, but polls show he has plenty of room to improve his performance in the city’s predominantly Black neighborhoods. Mamdani and his supporters say he’s...