House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) praised New York City Mayor Eric Adams for serving "courageously" after Adams ended his reelection campaign on Sunday.

“Eric Adams has served courageously and authentically for decades as a Member of the N.Y.P.D., the New York State Senate, in Brooklyn Borough Hall and as our 110th Mayor,” Jeffries said in a statement reported by multiple media outlets.

“During his time in office, violent crime is down, the building of affordable housing units is up and New York City has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.

Adams, New York City's mayor since 2022, exited the race less than a month before early voting begins on Oct. 25. His departure sets up a three-way race between Democratic nominee........

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