(5 Sep 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 05 September 2025
1. Wide of New York Mayor Eric Adams at press briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Eric Adams, (D) New York:
“Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race and I’m the only one that can beat Mamdani. Andrew has had a career of pushing Black candidates out of races. You heard me say it over again. Karl McCall, Charlie King, David Patterson. This is his career that must stop with me. This city can’t go backwards, New Yorkers. This is a city that I inherited, where crime was out of control, COVID, no one wanted to be on our subway system. We watched what happened in housing. The reason people are having these conversations is because I made this city safe. I committed myself and dedicated myself to a city that I love. And I’m going to continue to do that."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Eric Adams, (D) New York:
“What we have done in three and a half years shows why we have to continue the success we have. I have two spoiled brats running for mayor. They were born with silver spoons in their mouths, not like working class New Yorkers. I’m a working class, New Yorker. They are not like us. They’ve never had to fight. They never had the struggle. They never have to go through difficult times. Like you and I had to go through, New Yorkers. This is such a pivotal and important period, and we have to get it right."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Eric Adams, (D) New York:
“So there’s a lot of reports that I’m in Washington on Monday. Those reports are wrong, I’m not. I’ll be moving throughout this city in the five boroughs that made me mayor in the first place. I’m running for reelection, and I’m going to tell New Yorkers every day why I believe. I should be the mayor of the city of New York in 2026. And yes, I hear the polls, I hear the comments, I hear pundits, but those are the same polls that stated eight weeks out, that Andrew Cuomo was up by 36 points. And even his poll had him up by 10 points. Those are the same polls that stated he was going to walk into becoming the mayor of the city of New York, who he believes is a consolation prize because he made the determination to step down. I am running. And I’m going to beat Mamdani, and I’m going to continue the success that this city has witnessed."
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5. Wide of Adams leaving press briefing
STORYLINE:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted again Friday that he won’t end his reelection campaign, stressing that he will remain in the race as reports swirl that he’s been approached about possibly taking a job in the Trump administration.
In a hastily called news conference at the mayor’s official residence, Gracie Mansion, Adams told reporters “I am running for reelection"
“I’m running, and I’m going to beat Mamdani," he said, referring to the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani.
The mayor has spent the week fending off news reports that intermediaries for President Donald Trump have contacted people in his orbit to talk about whether he would consider abandoning his campaign to take a federal job.
Adams’ comments came a day after Trump told reporters he would prefer not to have Mamdani, 33, as the city’s next mayor. He said he’d like to see two out of the three other major candidates — which also include former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa — leave the race to create a one-on-one contest.
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