NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he's leaving Democratic primary to run for re-election as an independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced helium volition tally his re-election run arsenic an autarkic alternatively of participating successful the Democratic primary.

Adams told Politico connected Monday that helium wants to "mount a existent autarkic campaign," saying that the national bribery charges, which person been dismissed, "handcuffed him." The New York City Mayor said he'd beryllium "uninhibited" portion campaigning.

"I’m successful the contention to the end. I’m not moving connected the Democratic line. It’s conscionable not realistic to crook astir my numbers and to tally a bully run (from) wherever we are close now," Adams said. "It hurts similar hell."

Adams faces an uphill conflict successful his re-election campaign. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced connected March 1 that he'd beryllium moving for New York City mayor.

U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho connected Wednesday dismissed national charges against Adams, which alleged helium utilized his presumption to person luxury question and amerciable run contributions from Turkish overseas nationals.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is moving for re-election this year. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A Quinnipac University survey that was conducted conscionable earlier and conscionable aft Cuomo announced his tally for politician recovered the erstwhile politician enjoying 31% enactment among New York City Democrats, portion Adams garnered 11%.

The aforesaid survey recovered Adams had a 20% support rating.

During the interview, the incumbent New York City Mayor slammed Cuomo for signing bail betterment measures into instrumentality which helium says led to a emergence successful transgression during the coronavirus era.

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Former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is mounting a tally for New York City Mayor. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

"Look astatine bail betterment — that’s Andrew," Adams said. "He can’t say, ‘I’m going to prevention the metropolis from the acold left’ erstwhile helium surrendered to the acold left."

Reflecting connected the now-dismissed national charges, Adams said that helium has been held back.

"I person been this racehorse that has been held back," Adams said. "This is truthful unnatural for me."

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams departs Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse successful New York City connected Friday, November 1, 2024. Adams’ lawyers are seeking to person a bribery charge, 1 of the 5 national corruption charges that person been filed against the mayor, dropped. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital )

Adams told the outlet that helium would taxable the required 3,750 signatures connected May 27, which would enactment him connected the ballot for November's election.

"Now I request this runway until November to redefine and punctual people: This is wherefore you elected maine successful the archetypal place," Adams said.

Fox News' Danielle Wallace, Maria Paronich and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.