The shocking move comes as he has faced significant challenges: His polling numbers have plummeted, he has little visible campaign infrastructure and critics and former allies alike have raised

Mayor Eric Adams faced an uphill battle for re-election in the Democratic primary. He has decided to run as an independent in November.

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.

A judge permanently dismissed the federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News’ Tom Winter explains the judge’s dismissal and what it means for Adams, who is running for another term as mayor.

Judge Dale E. Ho refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating charges against the mayor. But he acknowledged the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions.

Adams’ mayoral race rivals made clear Wednesday they will continue to paint him as willing to do President Trump’s bidding, a theme given fresh ammunition by Manhattan Federal Court

A federal judge permanently dismissed corruption charges against the mayor but also cut off President Trump’s leverage over him.

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) with prejudice, ensuring that the charges cannot be refiled against him. The ruling itself dropping the charges comes after the Trump administration’s Justice Department (DOJ) requested that the case be dismissed against the embattled mayor,

A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, but said however that the Trump administration's rationale for ending the case "smacks of a bargain." U.S.