By New York Post (Opinion) | Created at 2025-04-04 20:59:22 | Updated at 2025-04-05 01:09:17
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The Issue: Mayor Adams announcing he will run for reelection as an independent.
What a disgrace (“Dems The Breaks!” April 4).
A judge dropped the charges against Mayor Adams, who is clearly corrupt. Once again, a politician walks away unscathed and it’s the taxpayers who suffer.
Now we are hearing that Adams plans to run as an independent, though it’s obvious he doesn’t stand a chance at reelection. If he were smart, he’d withdraw from the race and work on restoring some shred of respect.
Adams ran his game and failed. He’s lucky he got as far as he did. But the time has come for him to call it quits.
Gene O’Brien
Whitestone
Just a day after Judge Dale Ho dismissed charges against Eric Adams, he now says he’ll run for reelection on an independent line.
Slice it however you like — Adams is still a woke liberal. You can put whipped cream on an onion, but it’s still an onion.
Tommy DeJulio
Delray Beach, Fla.
I’ve been an avid Post reader for over 50 years and agree with 99% of its opinions. The exception is Eric Adams (“Adams’ Liberation Day,” Editorial, April 3).
I don’t understand why he continues to get The Post’s support. In my view, the man is hopeless, and now he’s a man without a party.
You know who deserves The Post’s support? Curtis Sliwa, the likely Republican nominee for the mayoral election.
Jim Tubridy
Bronxville
If Eric really is an independent he needs to prove it and stop acting like a liberal progressive.
Let’s be honest: He’s only made this move because he’s losing to Cuomo — the man responsible for thousands of nursing-home deaths and the alleged sexual harassment of multiple women. How sad is that?
JR Cummings
Manhattan
Mayor Adams may have dodged criminal charges, but his reelection chances remain slim. He’s too moderate for New York City progressives, and he lacks the funding and machine backing of Cuomo or Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
New Yorkers are being forced to choose between a Democratic Socialist and an ethically challenged egomaniac. Either way, both candidates are beholden to the far left and must appease extremists on the City Council.
It’s a tragic case of choosing between the lesser of two evils.
Robert Mangi
Garden City, NJ
It’s about time Mayor Adams realizes the game is over and it’s time to hang up his cleats.
If he’s lucky, maybe Andrew Cuomo will hire him as an aide.
Dick Mills
Bardonia
The Issue: Big Apple Democratic mayoral candidates running on the issue of President Trump.
Sadly, the candidates have chosen to focus on President Trump as the existential threat to the city (“Mayoral rivals’ war on Trump,” April 4).
In the candidates’ minds, it’s not rampant crime, illegal immigration, disastrous bail and discovery laws or the general decline in quality of life that is the issue.
It’s all about Trump. This is very disheartening.
J. Mancuso
Naples, Fla.
Leading this pack of fools is none other than Andrew Cuomo, the same man accused of sexual misconduct, who now has the gall to call Trump an “existential threat.” Meanwhile, the priorities remain the same: protect illegal migrants as the city spirals deeper into chaos. This is the rhetoric that has crippled a once-great city.
Kevin Judge
Naples, Fla.
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