NYC Mayor Adams abruptly cancels first mayoral forum appearance of 2025 election cycle

Mayor Adams abruptly pulled out of a Wednesday night candidate forum where he was supposed to face off against his 2025 challengers in a debate setting for the first time this election cycle.

As of Tuesday night, Adams was still confirmed to attend the forum hosted by DC 37, the city’s largest municipal union that endorsed his 2021 run for mayor and played an integral role in his election that year. But on Wednesday afternoon, DC 37 spokeswoman Thea Setterbo said Adams had informed the union that he wouldn’t attend the event after all “at the advice of his legal counsel.”

“We look forward to hearing from the other candidates as they make their case to our members on why they would make the best choice for New York City’s mayor,” Setterbo told the Daily News.

Later in the day, Adams told reporters his criminal defense attorney told him to skip the forum because of concerns that his federal corruption case could come up in debates at the event. President Trump’s Justice Department is seeking to drop the case, though a judge has declined to immediately do so in favor of appointing an independent attorney to argue against dismissal.





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