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The judge’s decision to dismiss Adams’ criminal charges provided the mayor “a shot of adrenaline,” Greer said.
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“Though I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forego the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an Independent candidate in the general election,” Adams sa...
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“I firmly believe that this city is better served by truly independent leadership, not leaders pulled at by the extremists at the far left or the far right, but instead those rooted in the common mid...
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