Instead of accepting New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo’s challenge to debate in all five boroughs, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani would rather debate President Donald Trump.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is putting up a fight, at least for now, denying that he is planning to exit the race for mayor to take a job in the Trump administration even as conversations are said to be continuing about possible roles for the embattled first-term mayor.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied rumors Friday that he is dropping out of the city's mayoral race. Why it matters: Adams had been the subject of numerous reports this week, which said he received job offers within the Trump administration in exchange for bowing out of the highly watched race.