Mayor Eric Adams tried to counter a new barrage of questions about ethics at City Hall Monday after hiring his close friend Timothy Pearson as a public safety adviser while allowing him to keep his job at a Queens gambling operation seeking approvals to expand its business — with Hizzoner claiming at one point that “We need to lift up our 9/11 heroes.”
Adams spoke just hours after Resorts World, which runs the slots at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, parted ways with Pearson following a string of stories that revealed his simultaneous work in city government and as the security chief at the facility.
“He’s a 9/11 hero,” Adams told reporters in The Bronx after he was pressed on allowing Pearson to maintain dual employment while he was in city service. “When the [World Trade Center] buildings collapsed, he was inside one of the buildings and led people to safety.”
“We need to lift up our 9/11 heroes,” the mayor added.
Adams also claimed on Monday that City Hall has “nothing to do with the placement of casinos” — even though the mayor appoints one of the voting members to the panel that must approve any new casino license in the five boroughs.
The Malaysia-based Genting Group, the parent company of Resorts World, is fighting hard for one of those new licenses so it can add lucrative table games like craps and roulette to its racetrack operation, which is currently limited to slots and other computer games.
The New York Times first reported last week that Pearson was still employed full time by Resorts World even after taking an adviser position at the city’s Economic Development Corporation on matters of public safety and COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
So Adams exploited the pandemic too to hire a crony of his. Disgusting.
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Sounds like someone got paid off.
Just saying....
America is a banana republic folks.
Now that New Yorker's know what they've elected - again. Watcha gonna do about it? That's right - vote democrat again! You've got what you voted for - love it.
A black Mayor's only job is to provide handouts to cronies.
“When the [World Trade Center] buildings collapsed, he was inside one of the buildings and led people to safety.”
"Pearson also assisted with the evacuation and rescue of thousands of people from the burning World Trade Center towers on 9/11."
Yeah right. He did all that and more.
Triple dipper. Corrupt crap.
Dear god wotta piece of shit
@NPC
Mayors of all races do that. Remember the guy before Swagger.
It’s not just democrats. The Putinists give plenty of handouts to big oil, prison industry, and many other corporations of their choosing. Remember, corporations are Sheeple too.
Adams and Pearson two typical retired NYPD cops.
Wonder why old Donnie Two Face isn’t trying to get into the action too. Or is he just too busy trying to hijack the next election.
@ "Vote democrat again!"
The NY Sheeple will because they are brainwashed and belong to a cult.
Anyone who votes Blue No Matter Who should see a licensed mental health counselor.
Fake 9/11. Just another liberal plot to take away our freedoms.
I've said it before and I will say it again. I know you didn't think it was possible but yes, Adams is worse than de Blasio!
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