NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams announced he was living in a taxpayer-owned building to combat Covid last March. Now it seems he may have never left.
campaigns, though his staff also added his Bed-Stuy property to the 2021 campaign form.
He said Adams has lived on Lafayette Avenue in Bed-Stuy for nearly a decade and provided several utility bills to corroborate that. Yet other official records and a recent media report muddle that assertion. He also said Adams lives in the basement apartment but rarely sleeps there due to his hectic schedule as an elected official and a mayoral candidate. The confusion over who occupies the first floor likely stems from a recent renovation that led to a change in the unit numbers, Thies said.on his tax returns in 2017, 2018 and 2019, POLITICO previously reported. Thies said he amended the returns but has yet to provide a copy of the change.
In contrast to last year — when Adams slept at Borough Hall for months on account of his packed pandemic itinerary — a review of his 2021 schedule obtained through a Freedom of Information request shows little official work. During the second week in April, for example, Adams attended only three events and had a smattering of calls with staff. Most of each day was reserved for non-governmental work and the details were redacted.
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