NYC Mayor Eric Adams hires.....his brother

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

I'd say he's off to a rip-roaring start.

[Ocelot II]

1. I don't live in New York so I guess I don't have standing to raise an eyebrow over this guy, but

so far I'm glad he's the mayor of someplace other than my city.

[catsudon]

2. regardless

a republican would be worse

[Ocelot II]

5. OK, but why give them a run for their money?

[wellst0nev0ter]

8. He used to be a republican

[Demovictory9]

23. he's kinda still acting like one

[dalton99a]

40. He is at heart a Republican who doesn't care about principle or optics

[PortTack]

3. Good gawd...watch the gqp jump on that...what is he thinking??!!

[tishaLA]

4. According to LinkedIn, current job is

"Assistant Director for Parking" at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Yes indeed.

[dalton99a]

6. +1

[leftstreet]

27. So that job will be open? Do you get dental?

[brush]

7. Who was JFK's AG?

[wellst0nev0ter]

9. We're reaching THAT far back?

[gldstwmn]

10. He appointed RFK because he wasn't sure he could trust

others in his own government. They lied to him. This isn't that.

[brush]

11. You don't think he trusts his brother?

[gldstwmn]

14. What? Please read my post again. JFK appointed Bobby because

he was the ONLY one he could trust.

[brush]

16. I read your post. Appointments should be people you trust.

[Cha]

30. Touche'

[JanMichael]

36. Was RFK an attorney? He was chief counsel for the McClellan Committee.

While I do not like high level nepotism in government or corporations RFK was fairly qualified.

So JFK doing this in that time period made some sense even if it helped spur on nepotism laws in many places.

Have they received a waiver yet?

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-adams-brother-bernard-nypd-deputy-commissioner-20220107-eta3hj47kjednfjsxuryjyhwke-story.html

This is interesting too:

https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/nyc-mayors-brother-appointed-nypd-deputy-commissioner-JlJCxRXWxHUOtlR5/

"Bernard Adams was assigned to the office of new Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, sources said. That post is believed to be temporary. Sources expect Bernard Adams to be transferred elsewhere once other high-level personnel moves are finalized."

So bingo (this one pays $240,000 a year and doesn't touch his NYC retirement pension, sweet) even more ahead.

"And while the jump to Deputy Commissioner, a civilian position, is not without precedent, observers at One Police Plaza could not recall any mayor in recent memory having a relative so high up in the Police Department."

Especially the VCU parking director...Ugly.

[gldstwmn]

39. New Yorkers must hate Curtis Sliwa to have elected this guy.

Good luck NYC. You're stuck with him now.

[brush]

42. He's a Democrat. Sliwa is a republican. Who would you rather have?

[edhopper]

12. Which led to

anti-nepotism laws. Shouldn't it be different 50 years later?

[brush]

15. Apparently NYC doesn't have such a law.

[edhopper]

38. No it doesn't

but it should. I will be interested in the blow back from this, if there is any.

[brooklynite]

18. ...which was followed by an anti-nepotism law for Cabinet appointees.

[brush]

19. Does NYC have such a law? The man has been in office for a...

week. He's a Democrat, but everyday he's being bashed here on DU. Give the man a chance already. DU should be better than this.

[brooklynite]

20. Criticizing policy decisions is NOT "bashing"...

...a number of people here didn't vote for him in the Primary out of concerns for his prospective policy decisions (police/corrections/press access/hiring) and he appears to be living up to those concerns.

[brush]

24. Check the TOS for DU again. Bashing of Democratic public figures...

is near the top of the list. And I don't think you can deny that several of these posts are subtle forms of bashing and some are blatant at it and bordering on hinting at "he should know his place."

It's kind of disgusting that so many aren't waiting to see the results of his policies/appointments.

[brooklynite]

32. The issue is what you define as "bashing".

The TOS defines it as:

Do not post disrespectful nicknames, insults, or highly inflammatory attacks against any Democratic public figures. Do not post anything that could be construed as bashing, trashing, undermining, or depressing turnout for any Democratic general election candidate, and do not compare any Democratic general election candidate unfavorably to their general election opponent(s).

None of those conditions apply to my post, and I'm not aware of any others that do.

[brush]

33. Not to your posts. True, but some of the responses qualify IMO...

on this and other threads. And the man has been in office for what, seven days? Let's give him a chance. He'll see the need to get a good group of experienced advisers around, and a polished speech writing staff.

Gotta say he's better than Sliwa.

[BlackSkimmer]

22. I don't think Eric Adams is any kind of JFK.

Nope.

[brush]

25. Who said he was? He's another Democrat who appointed his brother.

Not that hard to understand.

[BlackSkimmer]

26. Lol.

Gotcha.

[NYC Liberal]

28. And? Nepotism is wrong. It was wrong when Kennedy did it, no matter how

qualified RFK might have been; it was wrong with Trump and Ivanka/Jared; and it’s still wrong now.

[brush]

31. Is it against the law in NYC?

[marie999]

34. There is the law and then there is ethics. I am not insinuating he is unethical,

I am just stating that not all laws are ethical and all ethical practices can be made laws.

[NYC Liberal]

43. Chapter 68 of the New York City Charter:

No public servant shall use or attempt to use his or her position as a public servant to obtain any financial gain, contract, license, privilege or other private or personal advantage, direct or indirect, for the public servant or any person or firm associated with the public servant.

A person or firm "associated" with a public servant includes a spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or sibling; a person with whom the public servant has a business or other financial relationship; and each firm in which the public servant has a present or potential interest.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coib/the-law/chapter-68-of-the-new-york-city-charter.page

[Drunken Irishman]

37. The Kennedys are a great example of nepotism.

Just because they were great, doesn't make it any less true.

JFK appointing his brother, RFK to Attorney General. Teddy Kennedy, JFK's brother, running for Kennedy's senate seat in 1962 when he turned 30. RFK carpetbagging New York to run for senator solely to build a foundation for a presidential run in 1968. Not great examples.

[2naSalit]

13. Well alrighty then.

[Poiuyt]

17. Tell me again why NY elected him?

I seem to recall that there were a lot of good candidates.

[brooklynite]

21. Because a share of voters in NYC still vote for whom the Party Leadership tells them to...

The Brooklyn County Party (Adams' base) has a "checkered" history.

[NYC Liberal]

29. That combined with an abysmal turnout -- lowest in 70+ years.

Only 23% voted.

[JanMichael]

35. This looks so ugly. Chapter 68 of the NYC Charter seems to prohibit this type of nepotism.

3. No public servant shall use or attempt to use his or her position as a public servant to obtain any financial gain, contract, license, privilege or other private or personal advantage, direct or indirect, for the public servant or any person or firm associated with the public servant.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coib/the-law/chapter-68-of-the-new-york-city-charter.page

That would include his brother. Also was this job advertised? If so someone could sue (maybe but it hurts with other jobs so not likely) if they had a better resume and were interviewed.

That other guy that was fired and under investigation 7 years ago that Adams hired for a huge position is even worse.

[gldstwmn]

41. Banks seems to be a terrible choice. Who were Adams major backers? Was one of them the police

Union?