Adams drops the race, but not the fight | Red Hot Takes (Video)

Mayor Eric Adams did the right thing, and a very hard thing, in dropping his re-election bid; we expect he’ll devote his final months in office to some crucial final services to the public as New York City’s chief executive.

With competing in November off the table, he’s liberated to do what he’s always done best: Stand up as the voice of principled, moderate Democrats — a true progressive who can call out the destructive extremism of the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani. NY Post Editorial Page Editor Mark Cunningham shares this story.