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He’s one smoothie operator. Mayor Eric Adams said he’ll be “fine” if he fails in his longshot reelection bid, telling reporters Tuesday he’s cool with all he’s accomplished in his lone
turbulent term in office — and in his life. “Who cares what happens next term? You know, who cares?” said Adams, who dropped out of a crowded Democratic Party primary to run as an
independent in the general election in November. “I reached everything I ever thought I could reach in my life,” he added. “I can’t complain. I get up every day sit on the back porch of
Gracie Mansion, drink my smoothie and say, ‘Damn, life is good.'” EXPLORE MORE Adams had been facing federal corruption charges but the case was dropped when President Trump came into
office at the direction of his Department of Justice, causing turmoil in the local prosecutor’s office among attorneys who wanted their day in court. Hizzoner’s comments came after a
reporter asked if he missed being in the Democratic primary race with weeks to go before ballots are cast and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo the clear frontrunner. Adams had been trailing in polls
by a wide margin before he decided to step out of the primary. Adams said he wasn’t preoccupied by the outcome. “So, what happens next time is going to be fine, I’m going to be fine. I’m
going to be great,” he asserted. The mayor also lamented the power of money in campaigns, with the city’s Campaign Finance Board having blocked Adams and others from matching taxpayer funds.
Adams himself has received$0 in public matching funds from the CFB, largely in part to his since-dismissed criminal corruption case, as The Post has previously reported. “We need to take
money out of politics,” Adams said, though he did not explicitly reference his own campaign finance woes. “It would be a better return on investment if the city says you need to reach a
certain amount of signatures, here’s how much money you can spend, $2 million, $3 million, whatever — and that’s it.” Despite the nearly $4 million in matching funds Adams has missed out on
due to the CFB’s suspicion, his team has still been able to run ads and campaign — though winning isn’t everything, he said. “I’m the 110th mayor, if I’m 111 fine, if I’m not I’m 110,” Adams
said.
