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1. Aunche · 1790195816 · focus · HN ↗

   Even though the press likes to give Mamdani all the credit for these types of things, this started with a law passed under DeBlasio, and most of the investigation was done under Adams.

   1. xrd · 1790196383 · focus · HN ↗

      Mamdani deserves credit for taking this all the way.

      Adams was "indicted in September 2024 on federal charges including bribery and wire fraud, accused of accepting over $100,000" from Turkey. He's now an Albanian citizen, because "he loves travel."

      I don't really agree that this judgement would have happened with anyone as mayor. That road is long and paved with gold distractions.

      1. giancarlostoro · 1790196677 · focus · HN ↗

         > taking this all the way.

         How did you arrive to this conclusion?

         1. iaw · 1790198506 · focus · HN ↗

            I think they just explained how corrupt the prior mayor was, this coupled with the disclosure by Mamdani about every prior mayor hiding air safety data after 9/11 paint a damning picture of the priorities of prior NYC mayors in recent memory.
      2. Aunche · 1790206899 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, the road is long and these sorts of investigations take time. Eric Adams is an old-school, working-class New Yorker. They tend to be corrupt, but they do get stuff done. His administration resolved a $20M Chipotle lawsuit, then launched and resolved a $39M Starbucks lawsuit.

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