Eric Adams Will Skip Democratic Primary, Run As An Independent

After years of soft-on-crime policies, our department is stepping in to restore order,

Duffy said of the New York City subway last month

Though I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forego the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an Independent candidate in the general election,

Adams said in the video

But the dismissal of the bogus case against me dragged on too long, making it impossible to mount a primary campaign while these false accusations were held over me. But I'm not a quitter, I'm a New Yorker,

Adams said

There isn’t a liberal or conservative way to fix New York. There is a right way and a wrong way and true leaders don’t just know the right path, they have the guts to take it.”

Adams, who has a record-low approval rating in his current role as mayor. also shared a six-minute long video of him explaining his decision, telling voters

The American public must mobilize to prevent the dismantling of co-equal branches of government.”

If the legislative branch doesn’t come through, the letter warns

We are profoundly concerned by these sweeping proposals and the actions of President Trump, his administration, and his congressional allies to intimidate the judiciary, dismantle the rule of law, and weaponize the executive branch,

more than 80 national and local organizations wrote in a letter obtained by NBC News

Our courts are an essential check on corporate criminals and an increasingly lawless executive branch — as well as a defense for regular people,

said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen and a co-chair of the Not Above the Law coalition of groups that signed the letter

I’m going to win.”

As he left, the mayor told reporters that

It’s nearly impossible to win on an independent line in the general election,

she said

It’s part of a pattern of Eric focusing on what might be good for Eric,

she said

Now I need this runway until November to redefine and remind people: This is why you elected me in the first place,

Adams said

Look at bail reform — that’s Andrew,

Adams said

I’m in the race to the end. I’m not running on the Democratic line. It’s just not realistic to turn around my numbers and to run a good campaign (from) where we are right now,

Adams told POLITICO

I have been this racehorse that has been held back,

Adams added

The Governor’s track record on these issues is clear and our discussions with her team illustrate her commitment to finding a solution to the childcare funding cliff confronting New York City,

Buery said

The problem is now you have a president who is actively taking measures to kick protesters out of the United States of America,

Assemblymember Alan Hevesi said

He desperately asked the Library of Congress to scrub his disastrous, career-ending public interview from their website,

deGrasse said

Liz Kruegersenate Finance Chair

I have a lot of concerns about how the Trump administration is playing almost everything when it comes to civil liberties, civil rights, treatment of people who may not be U.S. citizens, treatment of people who may be protesting any possible issue,

said influential Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger

With most of the families of the 130,00 children covered by CCAP now paying less than $15 per week in childcare, we are committed to working with stakeholders to find a way to continue to support these vital programs and ensure as many families remain enrolled as possible,

Hochul spokesperson Avery Cohen told Playbook in a statement

Career politicians in Washington and Albany — on both sides — have failed to deliver for North Country families,

Gendebien said in a statement