Scott Stringer Drops Out Of Mayoral Race to Run For Comptroller

Scott Stringer Drops Out of Mayoral Race to Run For Comptroller
FILE - In this Monday, May 7, 2012 file photo Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit in New York. Stringer announced on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, that he will run for city comptroller next year, forgoing a possible mayoral run to seek an office he calls key to securing the city's financial future. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - In this Monday, May 7, 2012 file photo Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit in New York. Stringer announced on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, that he will run for city comptroller next year, forgoing a possible mayoral run to seek an office he calls key to securing the city's financial future. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

NEW YORK CITY — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has dropped his bid to become the city's next mayor.

Stringer formally announced Sunday that he will instead be running for comptroller, after he failed to gain traction in a crowded field of hopefuls that includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, current city Comptroller John Liu and former Comptroller Bill Thompson.

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