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More candidates are throwing their hats in the ring for the 2025 race to challenge Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing federal corruption charges. City Limits will ask those running for their positions and plans on key housing issues—and we want to know what you want to know.
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From left to right: State Senate Jessica Ramos, Mayor Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Comptroller Brad Lander, State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, and State Sen. Zohran Mamdani.Though all eyes this fall are on the race for the White House, New York voters will have another key choice to make in 2025: picking the city’s next mayor.
A whopping 27 candidates have registered with the NYC Campaign Finance Board so far to run for the seat, including current Mayor Eric Adams, who is vying for re-election at a turbulent time.
He’s facing federal charges on five counts of corruption and bribery, including allegations that his 2021 campaign accepted straw donations from Turkish nationals. In recent weeks, his administration has seen a slew of exits, including the resignation of his police commissioner, whose appointed replacement then stepped down just weeks into starting the role.
Adams has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the federal probe, and resisted calls for his own resignation. When asked about the 2025 race during a radio interview earlier this month, he said his attorney will handle the legal case against him and that, “New Yorkers would be the decision makers on did I do a good job as mayor.”
“That’s one of the exciting things about campaigning, you’re able to get out there and you’re able to run on your record,” he said.
Expected challengers include a number of Democrats who, unless Adams resigns or is removed from office before then, would face off against one another in the June 2025 primary.
Among those who’ve launched campaigns are State Senators Jessica Ramos and Zellnor Myrie, who represent Queens and Brooklyn respectively; Astoria Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani; City Comptroller Brad Lander; and former Comptroller Scott Stringer, who ran against Adams in 2021. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned from office in 2021 after being accused of sexual harassment, is believed to be exploring a candidacy. Republican Curtis Sliwa, who lost to Adams in the 2021 general election, has also declared his plan to run again.
As in years past, City Limits will question the candidates running to be the city’s next leader, particularly around their plans for addressing the city’s housing and homelessness crises. With more than 140,000 people sleeping in the shelter system each month, evictions on the rise and roughly half of tenant households considered rent-burdened, few issues are as critical.
In 2021, City Limits worked with fellows from the Family Homelessness Coalition, who have lived experience with housing insecurity or being unhoused, to create a video voters guide querying the then-candidates for their stance on key issues. You can find Eric Adams’ and Scott Stringer’s answers to those questions at the time here, and Curtis Sliwa’s responses here.
As we get ready to ask the 2025 candidates to articulate their positions and proposals, we want to hear from New Yorkers about the issues they’d like us to zero in on. What do you want to know from your potential next mayor when it comes to their plans for housing, homelessness and land use?
You can use the survey below to submit your questions directly, or select the topics you’re most interested in hearing about from the checklist (optional). We’ll use your feedback to craft survey and interview questions for the candidates.
If you’re a candidate running for City Hall, get in touch! Email editor Jeanmarie Evelly: [email protected].
