With the polls pointing to him as a clear frontrunner in the race for mayor, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is taking pains to distance himself from City Hall's current occupant. 

"I have not sought his endorsement, I don't know what he's doing behind the scenes if he is," Adams said Tuesday in response to reports that Mayor Bill de Blasio has been quietly working behind the scenes to help his campaign. 

With just seven days to go to Primary Day, it is unclear if Mayor de Blasio will endorse a candidate in this race, even with former top cabinet officials and allies like Adams in the race. 

De Blasio finds himself in a somewhat difficult position, he's the outgoing mayor, fairly unpopular among New Yorkers and looking to define his legacy as the city emerges from a historic crisis. 

But candidates have not been shy about campaigning against his record and de Blasio himself has been critical of the field. 

"I respect the candidates. I still think there has been a lack of clear vision, and I want to see more from these candidates," de Blasio said Tuesday during his daily briefing at City Hall.

Last week, de Blasio did speak in favor of Adams after reports questioned his living arrangements.

"I just don’t see an issue here. Clearly a New Yorker, clearly a Brooklynite," de Blasio said. 

Adams and de Blasio are no strangers. They both call Brooklyn home and came up through the same political machinery, the Kings County Democratic Party. 

On Tuesday, Adams was in Sunset Park rallying with the Mexican American community and walking the line between de Blasio, the past, and the future.

"I want Mayor de Blasio and every other voter to vote for me," Adams said. "I think his philosophy around income inequality, I've always believed. The methodology to do that is different."

Eric Adams was asked over and over if he would accept the endorsement of de Blasio and said he's focused on getting the endorsement of New Yorkers on the June 22 primary and the final debate this week.