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NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams accepted foreign travel to countries with a history of corruption Shant Shahrigian
This mayoral candidate has the travel bug and a tendency to take freebies from governments recognized as having major human rights issues by the United States and the United Nations.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has accepted thousands of dollars in travel and other perks from China, Turkey and Azerbaijan, three counties with a well-documented history of suppressing their citizens.
China’s government reportedly paid $787 for a hotel, local travel and meals for him when he visited the country in the summer of 2014. A nonprofit run by a volunteer Adams staffer also paid about $7,000 for the borough president and a deputy to make the 11-day trip.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has accepted thousands of dollars in travel and other perks from China, Turkey and Azerbaijan, three counties with a well-documented history of suppressing their citizens.
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A look at how several NYC mayoral candidates would bring back jobs amid COVID devastation Shant Shahrigian
The city saw more than half a million jobs lost last year, and as many as one in three small businesses are predicted to close for good by the time the coronavirus pandemic dies down. New Yorkers have been left to wonder if they’ll be able to survive the years ahead.
So what are the small army of 2021 mayoral candidates going to do about it?
Their proposals range from giving $2,000 to low-income residents and “tax-free Tuesdays,” to traditional approaches such as big investment in infrastructure projects.