NEW YORK CITY (NBC, KYMA) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday he's dropping out of the city's mayoral race. Mayor Adams had been seeking re-election as a third-party candidate, but was running in fourth place in a number of recent public polls. "Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign. Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY)Adams enjoyed strong ratings from New Yorkers early in his term, but saw his standing plummet after being indicted on federal corruption charges, which was later dropped. Adams' name will still be on ballots this fall since he exited the race after a deadline to print them.