Eric Adams bows out, reshaping the mayoral race into a desperate fight to block Zohran Mamdani’s socialist surge.

Eric Adams has always fancied himself as the Houdini of New York politics, slipping out of tight spots and firing off a one-liner on the way out. But this time there’s no escape act, no swagger left to sell. On September 28, in a nine-minute videotaped at Gracie Mansion that felt more like a hostage recording than a statesman’s farewell, Adams abruptly suspended his campaign.
Only in America. Only in New York.
— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) September 28, 2025
Thank you for making my story a reality. pic.twitter.com/efHuyBnITJ
Not because he finally got dragged under by the weight of indictments, not because the matching funds were cut off, not even because every poll had him buried. No—Adams is bowing out to stop Zohran Mamdani from walking into City Hall uncontested.
That’s the plot twist: the slick ex-cop, who once promised to bring “swagger” back, cutting a deal that amounts to an admission of political irrelevance. Adams is out, Mamdani is surging, and the fate of New York is suddenly resting on whether Andrew Cuomo can resurrect his long-disgraced career and convince voters he’s the only adult left in the room.
Introducing Zohran Mamdani: The muslim socialist candidate for resentful immigrants who hate the West
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 25, 2025
Subscribe to listen to my full thoughts on the man looking to take over New York City and how it impacts every American, not just New Yorkershttps://t.co/YaGD2n9t8k pic.twitter.com/7oVeWgeTge
Adams’ Final Act
It’s almost funny, in a tragic way. Adams did notch achievements as mayor—gun seizures off the charts, shooting stats that actually impressed NYPD brass, and a migrant crisis that he managed to grind down through coordination with Washington. He built affordable housing stock and even launched new initiatives against antisemitism, which earned him praise from communities who usually don’t hand it out lightly.
But he could never outrun the cloud of corruption. The indictments that landed in 2024—that alleged six-figure gift package from Turkish officials and foreign influence merchants—cemented the image of Adams as a man for sale. His inner circle became a rogues’ gallery of crooks and opportunists. Ingrid Lewis-Martin collecting charges like they were souvenir pins. Winnie Greco sneaking perks on the taxpayers’ dime. It was only a matter of time before the machine seized up, and the public stopped caring about the numbers Adams cited from the podium.
Then Trump returned to the White House, and—like clockwork—the Department of Justice killed Adams’ case “with prejudice.” A broad legal term, yes, but one carrying an unmistakable stench here. What emerged instead were whispers of deal-making: Adams softening policies on immigration enforcement, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff dangling shiny carrots like ambassadorships, and a shared mission to kneecap Mamdani before his socialist vision got cemented into law.
I really appreciate how .@ZohranKMamdani gives us a talk about Genocide, Palestinians and Hope.
— Gene Mikhov (@genegmb) September 16, 2025
What do you think about this bloc? pic.twitter.com/LdhQZPttVF
Enter Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani’s story is one Brooklyn hipster wish-fulfillment fantasy away from a Netflix pilot. The Ugandan-born son of Indian-Pakistani parents, once moonlighting as a rapper under the name Mr. Cardamom, won a State Assembly seat in Astoria and never looked back. He thrashed Cuomo in the Democratic primary this year, notching what should have been an embarrassing final defeat for a political dynasty.
Mamdani is joyfully, unapologetically radical. He wants to pour $100 million into lawyer armies for migrants fighting deportation, seize private housing for “communal” models, and rewire New York’s economy around progressive redistribution fantasies. He blasts Israel, cozies up to groups like CAIR—the same CAIR that conveniently dumped $100,000 into his campaign—and presents his entire candidacy as an uprising against machine politics.
The left loves him for it. To them, Mamdani is proof New York can reject the corporate Democrats and the phantom menace of Adams’ law-and-order swagger. To everyone else? He’s the nightmare colleague who corners you at the office party and won’t stop ranting about decolonization until you make an excuse about needing to feed your cat.
Jewish leaders slam him as dangerous. Moderate Democrats whisper he’s unelectable, even as polls show him lapping the field in key boroughs. Adams knew he didn’t have the numbers to stop Mamdani. Cuomo is the only figure with the faintest shot at building a wall big enough to block the socialist tide.
WATCH: The Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani is such a shameless dirtbag he changes his accent depending on who he's talking to. He also used to be a "rapper" whose mom directed his music videos.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 24, 2025
If New York City voters are dumb enough to elect this conman, they deserve every… pic.twitter.com/ozT0MBSNh8
Cuomo, Back from the Grave
If Adams’ exit was a shock, Cuomo’s reemergence is either a miracle or a horror story, depending on your tolerance for Albany-era ghosts. This is the same Andrew Cuomo who resigned in disgrace in 2021 after sexual harassment allegations he still insists were politically motivated. He was branded a “grandma killer” for his handling of nursing homes during COVID. His name was radioactive for years.
Now he’s back as the reluctant savior, framing himself as the last centrist alive who isn’t owned by labor unions or Silicon Valley money. In speeches, he talks about safety, affordability, and bringing back a reliable middle class that doesn’t fear the subway and doesn’t pray rent control lands them a reprieve. The irony is palpable: Cuomo’s own decade-plus in power helped engineer many of the crises he now positions himself to fix. But compared to Mamdani’s dream of communal housing and police abolition, Cuomo suddenly looks sane.
.@ZohranKMamdani called the NYPD racist — last week, after 5 years refusing, he told The New York Times he “intends” to apologize…Yesterday he was asked when that would happen and he responded with his usual word salad.
— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) September 16, 2025
Let’s go, @ZohranKMamdani - New Yorkers are waiting pic.twitter.com/B8N2H1dpCl
This is where Curtis Sliwa enters the picture. Let’s be clear: we love Curtis. He has poured his entire life into protecting New Yorkers, standing up against street crime long before the political class admitted the subways were unsafe. He is a fighter, a patriot, and someone who has always put this city before himself. But the cold reality is this—Curtis doesn’t have the votes. His base is loyal and loud, but it isn’t wide enough to stop Mamdani’s machine. Every poll shows the math the same way: a split anti-Mamdani vote guarantees a socialist victory. Uniting behind Cuomo isn’t about preferences, egos, or nostalgia. It’s about survival.
The Stakes for NYC
This isn’t just a local horse race. It’s a national test case. Trump’s direct intervention proves the White House is watching, treating New York City’s mayoral election as a frontline battle over ideology. Mamdani represents the bleeding edge of the new left, and if he conquers the city that sets cultural and financial trends for the rest of the country, the impact will reverberate far beyond the five boroughs.
Adams, in his farewell video, talked vaguely about “extremism” and how the city needs to reject it. But the subtext was clear: it wasn’t extremism that ended his career, it was political math. Whatever deal he cut, Adams decided being remembered as the guy who stopped Mamdani from waltzing into power was preferable to being remembered as the guy who lost in a landslide.
Zohran Mamdani says rich people leave NYC at lower rates than poor people and implies he’ll raise taxes on rich people to pay for communism.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) September 27, 2025
He’s lying. Mayors can’t raise income taxes, only states can. And no amount of taxes will make communism work.
Mamdani is a scam artist. pic.twitter.com/14xVR4SwdN
On social media, the takes are feral. Adams is “corrupt trash finally taking the L.” Mamdani becomes either “the People’s Mayor” or “the next Chávez.” Cuomo is compared to Lazarus, dragging himself from the tomb with one more shot to prove relevance. Curtis Sliwa gets celebrated for his lifetime of service, even as observers admit he cannot cross the finish line this time. But underneath the memes, there’s an undeniable tension: if New Yorkers don’t align behind a single alternative, Mamdani wins. If Mamdani wins, New York becomes the laboratory for every radical idea inevitably shipped outward.
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