New York City Mayor Eric Adams has abandoned his run for reelection, a move that could benefit his fellow Democratic Party outsider, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The narrowed field leaves New Yorkers with the choice between Democratic candidate and front-runner Zohran Mamdani, current independent and failed Democratic primary candidate Cuomo, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

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