Mayor Eric Adams is opting out of New York City’s Democratic primary and running for reelection as an independent — embarking on narrow path as he further isolates himself from the city’s dominant political party.

U.S. District Court Judge Dale Ho dropped the case with prejudice, meaning the mayor cannot be tried again on the same charges.

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has decided to seek reelection as an independent, announcing the decision in a post on X.

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Fresh off the dissolution of his criminal corruption case, New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s back to focusing on working for New Yorkers. He just plans to do it with another party. The embattled Democrat announced Thursday that he will run instead for mayor as an independent,

The DOJ argued that charges against Adams should be tossed to avoid hurting the mayor's ability to cooperate with immigration policies of President Trump.

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting charges tossed.

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department's extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.