New York City Mayor Eric Adams is ending his long-shot reelection bid amid a significant struggle in the polls against his opponents.

In a video posted Sunday on the social platform X, which begins with Frank Sinatra's "I Did It My Way," Adams announced his dropping out while touting his accomplishments while in office.

"Whoever follows me at City Hall must continue the work we started: lowering the cost of living, investing in quality of life, and staying laser-focused on reducing crime and disorder through investments in policing, mental health, substance abuse care, homelessness services and community-based initiatives," he said.

"Although this is the end of my reelection campaign, it is not the end of my public service. I will continue to fight for this city as I have for 40 years, since the day I joined the NYPD to make our streets safer and our systems fairer," he later added.

Adams’s decision comes after significant speculation that he would suspend his independent campaign for a second term after fellow independent candidate Jim Walden ended his campaign earlier this month. The speculation was also fueled by multiple reports that members of President Trump's orbit had been discussing a position for Adams in the administration to get him out of the race and clear the way for Andrew Cuomo to oppose Zohran Mamdani.

In his message, Adams also issued a warning about growing extremism in politics, without mentioning specifics.

"Our children are being radicalized to hate our city and our country. Political anger is turning into political violence. Too often, insidious forces use local government to advance divisive agendas with little regard with how it hurts every day New Yorkers."

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