NYC mayoral race favorite Eric Adams privately seeks partnerships with business leaders

[brooklynite]

CNBC

Eric Adams may not be the mayor of New York, but he is already starting to privately seek an alliance with several of the city’s most influential business leaders.

Adams, the overwhelming favorite to win the mayor’s race in the fall, started speaking to executives just after he secured the Democratic nomination earlier this month following a grueling primary, according to people familiar with the matter. Those who declined to be named do so in order to speak freely about private conversations.

Adams’ attempt to reach an understanding with the wealthy executives comes after Mayor Bill de Blasio battled with business leaders for years. The two-term Democratic mayor has called for raising taxes on the wealthy and has reportedly ignored business leaders’ suggestions on how to handle the Covid pandemic.

“Breath of fresh air and very promising,” said a longtime Wall Street executive who met with Adams in recent days. This person said Adams wants to work with business leaders and various experts to help recruit top talent to work at City Hall.

I and my friends will vote for him as the Democratic candidate, but I anticipate a lot of grousing about his policies.

[Budi]

1. Good politics for Mayor Adams. NY is a big city.

Say what they want, Adams was elected & they weren't.

It's his office to build back better from.