Incumbent attempts to frame race against Democratic challenger as contest between experience and privilege or ‘dirty fingernails and manicured nails’

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams set out Thursday to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event for his independent reelection bid after a corruption indictment , a controversial dismissal and a decision to drop out of a the Democratic primary .

New York Mayor Eric Adams launched his re-election bid Thursday by taking direct aim at the credentials of his presumed Democratic opponent, Zohran Mamdani.