New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running for re-election as an independent candidate after forgoing the Democratic primary. Adams will be facing Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who was on track to win Tuesday’s primary in a stunning upset over former Gov.

Mayor Eric Adams announces re-election campaign as an independent amid shifting NYC politics, facing democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who secured the Democratic nomination Tuesday.

The New York City mayor race is heating up as the list of candidates on the ballot in November comes into focus. Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani appears to have scored a stunning upset over former New York Gov.