Despite all we’ve achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign.

I strongly encourage whoever takes over City Hall to continue what we’ve done.

Extremism is growing in our politics.

Although this is the end of my reelection campaign, it is not the end of my public service.

It’s been an honor to be your mayor.

I want to be clear, although this is the end of my campaign, this will not be the end of my public service.

to continue what we’ve done.

Too often, insidious forces use local government to advance divisive agendas with little regard for how it hurts everyday New Yorkers.

Is the real agenda to cover me the same way you are covering the other candidates or to undermine my campaign?

We have to think that his refusal to roll over for the hard left goes a long way to explaining the decision of the imperious, unaccountable Campaign Finance Board to kneecap his re-election campaign by denying it any matching funds.

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