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HEIMDVLLR t1_iyyh93c wrote

Reply to comment by ironichaos in Mayor Eric Adams’s Trip to Qatar Was a Bit of a Mystery Tour by mowotlarx

You think he’s the first NYC mayor to visit foreign countries?

I swear a lot of the criticism / comments here sound like none of you lived here that long.

Edit: > Sep 24, 2002 — New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's just-completed four-day trip to Greece, Turkey and Afghanistan

> Mayor Rudy Giuliani billed obscure agencies for trips. As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons, according to previously undisclosed government records. - Politico 2007

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ironichaos t1_iyyosci wrote

I just asked what their purpose is. If they are going to look for foreign investment in NYC then that makes sense to me. Qatar has a shit ton of money to invest, but idk what Greece has to offer. That’s all I’m asking.

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mowotlarx OP t1_iz015mc wrote

The Mayor shouldn't be traveling to find private investors for a city. That's...a big no no.

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socialcommentary2000 t1_iz0qorp wrote

The NYC Mayors office is, behind the Presidency, the most famous elected civic office in the United States. There's a certain amount of leeway the Mayor has with attending junkets, NYC being the Us's only alpha world city.

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mowotlarx OP t1_iz0ro85 wrote

There actually is very little leeway when it comes to Conflict of Interest and corruption rules and reporting required by NYC. The issue is we allow our mayor's to appoint half the COI Board and they rarely or never are punished for what they do.

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Grass8989 t1_iyyiybj wrote

Literally, and the trips on his dime too. Love him or hate him, he’s very visible in the city and hardly hides in his office.

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Babhadfad12 t1_iyyq38j wrote

I doubt it. He went out of his way to say he was laying for his “lodging”. I would assume this means he’s only paying for the lodging, and the hotel might even discount his room so they can charge the city for all the other rooms needed for security.

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mowotlarx OP t1_iz01kf3 wrote

The trip isn't on his dime. He brought city staff and security detail, which we pay for. He only said he's paying for his own lodging. Which means meals, tickets and other events are being paid for by somebody else. But will never really know that because he refused to tell anyone in the public or press where he's going and what he's doing on this "work" trip.

By the way the better reading of the "doesn't hide in office" issue is that all he does is schmooze and get free shit on the taxpayer dime. He loves being around celebrities and partying. So what is he actually doing besides networking and promoting his own personal brand? Maybe he should spend more time in office and less getting comped meals from his sleazy friends.

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LostSoulNothing t1_iz0mr7b wrote

"On his dime" my ass. He claims that he paid for his own hotel in Qatar, even if that is true everything else (including his flights, hotel in Greece, etc) was paid for by the taxpayers or entities that will likely expect something in return. The taxpayers were also stuck with the bill (overtime, travel expenses, etc) for his security detail

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