Eric Adams is the mayor of New York City. He has a big job. He wants to be the mayor again. To do this, he needs to tell people about his ideas. This is called a campaign.
A campaign costs a lot of money. You need money for signs, for ads, and to pay workers. Mayor Adams asked for money from a special city program to help pay for his campaign.
The city program helps candidates get the money they need. But the people in charge of the program said no to Mayor Adams. They did not give him the money.
Now, Mayor Adams has a problem. It will be harder for him to run his campaign. He must find another way to pay for it.