New York City Mayor Adams takes aim at Cuomo, Mamdani in sit-down interview with Bill Ritter
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Fresh off a a blockbuster legal accusation from his former police commissioner on Wednesday, and some major endorsements on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams sat down one-on-one with Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter as the New York City mayoral race heats up.
Adams, a former long-time officer and then later captain in the NYPD, picked up key endorsements from police and corrections officers on Thursday.
The groups are calling the endorsement a united front, with a mayor who has stood with them.
It comes a day after Adams announced his campaign earned $1.5 million since June.
With so much happening in this unusual mayor's race, Bill Ritter sat down late Thursday afternoon at Gracie Mansion, and interviewed Mayor Adams at length.
Among the issues that were discussed was why Adams won't pledge to get out of the race, saying he thinks Andrew Cuomo would be worse for the city than Zohran Mamdani.
"I'm not only trying to save the city from the policies of the Democratic primary winner, I want to save it from him," Adams said. "Andrew's policies harmed our city, and the policies that the primary winner wants to introduce harm our city. So, one is running from their record, the other has no record. I'm the only one in the race that has a record."
Adams also discussed if President Donald Trump is good, or not, for the city.
"He has not called me one time and told me... or interfered with governing the city of New York," Adams said. "Am I supposed to be at war with the president, or do I work with the president like I did with President Biden to deliver for the city? And like Governor Hochul is doing to deliver for the city. This is what mayors are supposed to do."
The mayor, who once described himself as the "new face of the Democratic Party," is now running as an independent in the November election, but says he still considers himself a Democrat.
"First, I want to be clear, I'm still a Democrat. I still believe in Democratic values, but although I'm true blue, I'm also true red, white and blue," Adams said.
You can watch Bill's full interview with Mayor Adams in the media player above, on abc7NY platforms, and this Sunday at 11 a.m. on Up Close.
You can also watch Eyewitness News interviews with the other candidates in the race below.
Andrew Cuomo reflects on primary loss and charts different path for November
Zohran Mamdani on his primary win, what comes next
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