Original Article: https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/01/21/election-primary-mayor-race-eric-adams/

Local leadership is on the ballot in 2025, from City Hall down to your neighborhood Councilmember. And it’s set to be a doozy, even by the raucous standards of New York politics.

Mayor Eric Adams is seeking reelection while under indictment on federal corruption charges, with a trial set to begin just eight weeks before Primary Day.

Meanwhile, a crowd of at least six fellow Democrats have swung into gear to challenge him, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so as of early 2025.

They’ll have their work cut out if they win the top municipal job in New York City. Whoever the next mayor is will have to contend with President Donald Trump, who has often been openly hostile to the city’s needs, and whose policies on immigration, taxes, climate and more will have huge consequences on the city’s people.

They’ll also have to cope with an ongoing and acute housing affordability crisis, public safety and the perceptions around public safety and balancing a budget with a potential drop in federal help.

And it’s not just the mayor on the ballot. New Yorkers will choose candidates for comptroller — the city’s money manager and auditor — all 51 seats in the the City Council, two of the city’s five district attorneys, all five borough presidents and the public advocate.

Here are the basics voters should know about the 2025 local elections:

Key dates Before the June Primary

  • February 14: Last day to change your party enrollment for the primary, e.g. if you are an independent voter and want to switch to the Democratic or Republican party to be able to participate in New York’s primary.
  • June 9: Last day to change your address before the June primary.
  • June 14: Voter registration deadline for the primary and the last day the Board of Elections can receive an application for absentee ballots for the primary.
  • June 14-22: Early voting period.
  • June 24: Primary Day

Key Dates Before Election Day in November

  • October 25-November 2: Early voting for the general election.
  • October 25: Voter registration deadline for the general election
  • November 4: General election.

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