Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he is dropping out of the Democratic primary and will seek re-election as an independent.
Hizzoner dropped the bombshell news in a video announcement just one day after a federal judge killed his corruption case for good.
“More than 25,000 New Yorkers signed my Democratic primary petition, 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,” he said.
“But I’m not a quitter. I’m a New Yorker,” he continued.
“And that is why today, although I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forgo the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an independent candidate in the general election.”
