"Why Brooklyn?" Adams asked the crowd on Avenue T, near East 58th Street, "Because Brooklyn is the place I was born ... it was the place that shaped and made me."

As he and Eric Adams compete for financial support from New York’s deep-pocketed business community, Andrew Cuomo is returning to the Hamptons on Friday for his first large-scale campaign fundraiser in the wealthy enclave since relaunching his mayoral bid.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board has once again denied millions of dollars in matching funds to Mayor Eric Adams' struggling efforts to keep his job.It is part of a long standoff between the mayor and the board that relates to his corruption indictment and allegations of improper contributions from straw donors and foreign governments.

Mayor Eric Adams opened a new campaign office in Brooklyn Thursday, saying he’ll use it as a base for his reelection team as they seek to shore up support for his reelection bid in the borough. “This office here will be (manned) by dedicated New Yorkers,

Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday his focus going forward is on New York City, not on President Trump's potential involvement in the mayor's race.