The New York City mayor's race is heating up. On Sunday, opponents to incumbent Mayor Eric Adams criticized his plan to open a new public safety academy.

"Though I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forgo the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an independent," Adams said.

As the terrain of the New York City mayoral race constantly changes, candidate Zellnor Myrie seems to be keeping an eye on the prize.

The race to become New York City’s next mayor and its candidates. Advertisement The Democratic incumbent, Eric Adams, faces an unusually large field of challengers seeking to seize on his low ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday he will run for reelection as an independent and will forego what has become a crowded field for the Democratic primary -- and instead head straight to the general election in November.

The move comes after a federal judge dismissed bribery charges against the mayor.

A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking the judge handling his federal corruption case to hurry up and decide if he’s going to toss the charges.

Adams’ exit from the Democratic party comes one day after a federal judge dismissed the corruption case against him.