New York City mayoral race is intensifying as incumbent Mayor Eric Adams announced his bid for reelection as an independent candidate. Here's who else is running:

"Though I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forgo the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an independent," Adams said.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday he will run for reelection as an independent and will forego what has become a crowded field for the Democratic primary -- and instead head straight to the general election in November.

Adams said he won’t run in the Democratic primary because his recently dismissed criminal case ‘dragged on too long’ while the ‘false accusations were held over me,’ preventing him from campaigning

The move comes after a federal judge dismissed bribery charges against the mayor.

Hizzoner dropped the bombshell news in a video announcement just one day after a federal judge killed his corruption case for good.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he will run for reelection as an independent, arguing the dismissal of federal charges against him "dragged on too long."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has decided to run his re-election campaign as an independent, abandoning the Democratic primary, he told Politico on Thursday.