Eric Adams pads NYC payroll with 293 ‘special assistants’
Metro exclusive By Rich Calder Published Dec. 23, 2023, 11:16 a.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams appears to be following the political playbook of predecessor Bill de Blasio by surrounding himself with many “special assistants” who aren’t bound by civil service regulations and answer only to him. Getty Images Mayor Adams padded the city payroll with […]
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Cuomo heads field of possible Adams successors: poll
Metro By Rich Calder Published Dec. 9, 2023, 1:08 p.m. ET Most Big Apple voters want Mayor Adams to resign if he’s indicted in an ongoing federal investigation targeting his 2021 campaign, a new poll shows. And if Adams were to leave office early, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who resigned two years ago amid a […]
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FBI probe shows there’s much potential for corruption in Mayor Adams’ circle
There’s no good time for a mayor to be enveloped in a haze of corruption, but there couldn’t be a worse time for New York for this mayor to be surrounded in scandal. Mayor Adams and his tight claque of cronies have more discretionary power over the city’s spending than any administration in recent history, just as […]
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