Mr. Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges last year, has about $3 million in his campaign coffers from earlier fund-raising, putting him third behind Mr. Mamdani and Brad Lander, the city comptroller, who each have more than $3.5 million in their campaign accounts.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams raised just over $36,000 in private contributions in the first three months of the year.

Since launching his mayoral campaign earlier this month, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo has raised more than $1.5 million in private donations, cementing his status as the race’s early front-runner,

The mayor said his goal is to have a policy in place by the fall of 2025 in time for the upcoming school year.

Embattled Mayor Eric Adams on Monday did not rule out the possibility of running for re-election as an independent candidate in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race if he loses the June 24 Democratic primary. Hizzoner’s remarks responded to a Friday New York Post report that cited anonymous sources who said he is considering running