Adams folds, Chetrit busted and Cohen hits the jackpot

On Sunday, the leader of New York City pulled the plug on his reelection campaign. After months of speculations — and years of scandals — Eric Adams officially dropped his bid to come back as mayor of New York City. Even as Adams resisted pressure to abandon the race, his departure felt inevitable as he struggled to keep up in the polls with three other candidates. A coalescing around a candidate to compete with Zohran Mamdani has long been a clarion call among watchers. Adams still has a few months left at Gracie Mansion, but The Real Deal columnist Erik […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.