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donderdag 17 oktober 2024
WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA - New York NY - New York City NYC - THE CITY - How is Eric Adams going to pay his legal bills?
Dear New Yorkers,
Mayor Eric Adams and his high-priced lawyers have said they intend to fight to clear his name in the federal bribery and campaign finance charges he’s now facing. They’re talking big: demanding a speedy trial, and already taking pot shots at a key witness against Adams.
But how Adams is going to keep paying for all this is currently a mystery — since his legal defense fund disclosed yesterday that it’s already $43,000 in the red.
That fund, which was set up by the mayor a year ago shortly after the FBI confiscated his electronic devices, operates under the oversight of the city’s ethics board. There are limits of $5,000 donations per person.
The fund has raised more than $1.8 million in donations over the past year (and refunded $138,000). But as of last week, the fund had already burned through its money to pay legal fees to two firms: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, which is representing Adams in the criminal case, and Pitta LLP, which is running the fund and overseeing his 2025 bid for re-election.
Meanwhile, Adams is also struggling to raise contributions for his 2025 re-election bid. Since his indictment was unsealed Sept. 26, he has received just one donation: $1,000 from a person who lives in Miami Beach.
The G runs every 30 minutes overnight from Court Square to Bedford-Nostrand overnight, the N is suspended in Manhattan overnight, and more. Find the latest delays and planned changes here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s suspended today, Oct. 17, and tomorrow, Oct. 18, for Sukkot.
Our Other Top Stories
When you vote in New York State this November, check both sides of your ballot. After the candidate names, the first question you’ll see is Proposition 1, a ballot measure that asks whether voters want to enshrine both abortion rights and broad anti-discrimination protections into the state constitution. Read THE CITY’s guide to Proposition 1 here — it’s the first in our series about each of the ballot measures that appear on the ballot this year.
Last month, reporting by THE CITY found that New York City was getting stiffed on state water grants for critical infrastructure projects — receiving less than 2% of Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act program funds, even though the city is home to more than 40% of the state’s population and its voters supported the program more enthusiastically than anyone else in the state. Now, in a major breakthrough, the city is getting nearly $27 million more from the program for projects in The Bronx and Manhattan.
The South Bronx has a new performance venue: the 15.4 million and 14,000-square-foot Bronx Music Hall, which hosts its grand opening this weekend.
A local epidemiologist reports for Healthbeat that, while childhood vaccine rates are high in New York compared to other states, there are still counties with very low rates.
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Friday, Oct. 18: As part of Open House New York, check out the New York Sign Museum. Free from 2 to 6 p.m. at Noble Signs in Brooklyn.
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