Eric Adams - Mayor of New York City, Part 4

dustymarlin10 said:they don't even bother picking up trash in Ethiopia, so who actually gives a damn about this 🤣
I’m out here paying my monthly $93 NYC water bill, sanitation fees, and garbage collection all bundled together on one statement, so I'm pretty sure half of what I'm paying for is just straight-up trash

... and you're acting like I'm not footing the bill for all those imaginary services you're talking about?

Kyle Nelson2 said:Oh, so he just didn't have anything to spend it on? 🙄

The post you’re quoting explicitly states he COULDN'T, then provides the reason why. You conveniently skipped that part and instead claimed he didn't HAVE anything to spend it on, which completely twists the narrative.
It's a textbook example of how someone can strip context away to change the entire meaning—sometimes out of sheer carelessness, and sometimes out of pure malice.

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Oh, the humanity...

The cockroaches are practically making their way to my front door now. It’s getting so bad I can’t even keep the windows open for long because of the stench. Thanks, Toto. But honestly, my heart just feels full whenever I get to walk those 50 meters down Old Broadway. I could never do it before because of all the nasty traffic. Thanks, Toto.

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That’s just what happens when your first real gig is running New York City.

I guess it's a good thing we don't elect our surgeons at the ballot box.

Give the guy a break.
He just sat down in his armchair.
And all those guides through the city? They belong to Eric Adams.
Even if they are his, at least he isn't a coward.
The first ten should be fine.
They're nothing but a bunch of loudmouths!

Quincy:

I don't even know where to start with this one—just total chaos from the jump. It’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck where everyone involved thinks they’re the hero of the story, but really, they’re just making a mess. Honestly, I'm sitting here trying to make sense of the logic, or lack thereof, and it's just... yeah. Nothing. Zero. Just pure, unadulterated nonsense being passed off as some kind of grand plan. Typical. says: The latest news from the last three days: Petek: Because the system in New York City is such a disaster, the whole thing is just falling apart. We’re looking at a budget of $110,000 a day just to keep the taps running—purely for drinking water. It's honestly staggering when you sit down and actually crunch the numbers. ... https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=...Google If memory serves, Eric Adams managed to pull in about $300 million from the European Solidarity Fund after the earthquake—money that experts had specifically earmarked for damage recovery. So, Eric Adams basically turned down over a billion out of that two-billion-dollar pot—yeah, you heard me—and sent it straight back to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. His reasoning? He claimed it was just surplus cash and he had absolutely no clue where to dump a billion dollars without making a mess of things. Instead, he only grabbed 800 million for building renovations, and the Department didn't miss a beat—they immediately diverted those funds toward other state-level reconstruction projects. Typical. He didn't touch a single cent for fixing up the underground infrastructure—even though if you actually look at the IRS guidelines for that restoration fund, there’s a specific line item set aside for upgrading water, gas, and sewage networks. It's right there in black and white. It’s been a long while since I first dropped the link to the IRS guidelines here—and honestly, after seeing all those pages of people mocking me and trying to convince me I’m talking nonsense, I’ve just been sitting back and watching. Time is a bit of a blur lately—it’s been a month, maybe two, maybe three—so my sense of the timeline is slightly fuzzy. But basically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development basically cornered Eric Adams into a meeting. And when I say "cornered," I mean the Biden Administration initiated the whole thing just to dump two billion dollars onto him for fixing up New York City's underground infrastructure through the European Solidarity Fund—or something like that, I can't quite recall the specifics. This explains why Eric Adams has been rambling on for weeks about how they're prepping these massive projects, starting with an initial billion. The Administration is desperate to burn through that VF2 money. It’s all written into the Non-profit organization guidelines, and the EK only releases those cash tranches once the pre-set plans are met. Honestly, the government needs these projects moving just to keep the economy from stalling, so they essentially shoved Eric Adams into gear. It isn't exactly easy for him, though—he’ll have to cough up a chunk of that two billion from the City's own coffers. That’s why he’s acting like Sleeping Beauty, tucked away in a century-long slumber. Whether it's 20 or 30 percent—actually, even if it's just 15%—we're talking about 300 million bucks coming out of the NYC treasury. And Eric Adams doesn't actually *have* that money; everything he has, or everything he borrows, gets swallowed up by ideological pet projects and keeping the lights on. He’d much rather blow tens of millions on "civic education" in schools and daycare centers than deal with the actual headache of replacing cracked pipes. It’s pretty standard practice—mayors and governors head up to see the Secretary to haggle over funding for their own cities and counties, trying to squeeze out every cent they can. But in this case, it looks like the Minister had to personally track down Eric Adams—our very own Sleeping Beauty—just to convince her that a little kiss might actually get things moving. 🙂

The thing is, you clearly have no clue what you're talking about... you actually think just handing someone a few billion bucks is some kind of "done deal" and that's the end of the story? Please.

The clearest sign that things are falling apart—and I mean really sliding off the rails—is the renovation work. Or rather, the complete lack thereof.

Here’s some light reading for you...

I was just reading this piece about how the Biden Administration is basically sitting on their hands while the housing situation in New York City continues to spiral—it’s honestly impressive how they manage to be so consistently useless. We’re looking at a massive gap between what people actually need and what the Department of Housing and Urban Development is willing to facilitate, and frankly, it feels like we're just watching a slow-motion train wreck at this point. The whole thing boils down to the fact that despite all the talk about "support" and "funding," the actual resources aren't hitting the ground where they matter. It’s the same old story: big promises from the White House, plenty of bureaucratic shuffling, and then absolutely nothing changes for the average person trying to find an affordable place to live in NYC. It's almost predictable if you've been paying attention for more than five minutes. You have these massive amounts of money being discussed at the highest levels, yet the local reality remains exactly as bleak as it was last year. Just another day of watching the gears grind without ever actually moving the car forward.

It’s looking more and more likely that we won't be seeing any help from the European Solidarity Fund to fix up the White House after everything that went down during the New York City earthquake—mostly because the Biden Administration has been such a mess lately.

Even though the Biden Administration hasn't officially pulled the plug on that structural rebuilding plan—which was supposed to be fueled by $10 million in non-repayable European Union grants—things are getting messy. Between the construction market going haywire because of the war in Ukraine and that ridiculously tight deadline to spend the European Solidarity Fund money, the whole project is being re-evaluated. It’s looking more and more likely that the EU cash won't actually go toward reconstruction at all; instead, they might just pivot and dump it into some other projects entirely.

Honestly, I had to laugh at your sheer audacity when you were bragging about how this administration secured reconstruction funds like nobody ever has before. I laughed when you were talking nonsense, acting like extending the deadline was some kind of massive win...

So, what's the plan for next year? Are you going to come crawling back asking for another extension?

Here’s the thing, sweetie—if you want that EU money, you need a "bulletproof" project. Believe me or don't, but my company pulled tens of millions out of those exact same funds to buy heavy machinery...

And we prepared for it, damn well did... because if even one little thing goes sideways, just let me know exactly how much cash you're expected to pay back...

That right there is a huge reason why your lot isn't doing a single thing regarding the reconstruction, and it's the same reason why TT "turned down" the money...

Because just because you have the *possibility* to apply for it doesn't mean the money is sitting there just waiting for you to grab it...

And frankly, this is just the tip of the iceberg...

Didn't Toto and his little band of wizards present themselves as the ultimate masters of European Union projects?

And yet, when they are handed a complete slam dunk—faced with crumbling municipal infrastructure following an earthquake—these great sorcerers don't even bother to draft proposals for funds that are already earmarked. Are they all suddenly sharing the same brilliant idea that the infrastructure isn't actually damaged?

Is anemic property ownership supposed to serve as their convenient excuse for sheer incompetence?

Gregory Hall66 said:Didn't Toto and his little band of wizards present themselves as the ultimate masters of European Union projects?

And yet, when they are handed a complete slam dunk—faced with crumbling municipal infrastructure following an earthquake—these great sorcerers don't even bother to draft proposals for funds that are already earmarked. Are they all suddenly sharing the same brilliant idea that the infrastructure isn't actually damaged?

Is anemic property ownership supposed to serve as their convenient excuse for sheer incompetence?

I think someone above already said this, but you can't just pass off mid-century infrastructure as "damaged by an earthquake."

Maybe they could try claiming recent renovations were hit by the quake, but they can't use that to patch up ancient stuff. Those things are falling apart because they're old, not because of an earthquake.
And since it's European money, they probably want you to prove the damage was caused by the quake. It's not like they're just going to take your word for it.

Gregory Hall66 said:Didn't Toto and his little band of wizards present themselves as the ultimate masters of European Union projects?

And yet, when they are handed a complete slam dunk—faced with crumbling municipal infrastructure following an earthquake—these great sorcerers don't even bother to draft proposals for funds that are already earmarked. Are they all suddenly sharing the same brilliant idea that the infrastructure isn't actually damaged?

Is anemic property ownership supposed to serve as their convenient excuse for sheer incompetence?

The only one with a slam dunk was yours.

As for the European Union and other projects, a shady group of people working for the City on weird freelance contracts handled it. The whole point was that they applied for projects under their own companies while simultaneously letting city projects fail during the bidding process.
That was the real slam dunk.
The Basketball player took a cut from the project and couldn't think of anything besides Rotor; he wouldn't touch European money because he’d have to give up his various kickbacks.
The damage the City suffered because of his self-interest is massive.

Just one quick question: who do you think should be the ones deciding if the infrastructure was damaged by the earthquake to justify using those reserved funds?

Gregory Hall66 said:Didn't Toto and his little band of wizards present themselves as the ultimate masters of European Union projects?

And yet, when they are handed a complete slam dunk—faced with crumbling municipal infrastructure following an earthquake—these great sorcerers don't even bother to draft proposals for funds that are already earmarked. Are they all suddenly sharing the same brilliant idea that the infrastructure isn't actually damaged?

Is anemic property ownership supposed to serve as their convenient excuse for sheer incompetence?

Where exactly did that money go—you know, the cash Eric Adams pulled specifically to fix that very same infrastructure just a few years back?

How much have you actually written about that?

I’m telling you again, just because the funds are "reserved" doesn't mean squat...

Harold Phillips54 said:I think you're missing the mark here, just like before.
Even Tomašević's deputy mentioned on the news that the water infrastructure was damaged and due to the earthquake, if I recall correctly. He explained that ground shifts caused the pipe joints to move out of alignment. Having worked with irrigation fittings and valves myself, that makes perfect sense to me.

In those specific parts of New York City where the earthquake actually caused damage, repairs could have been funded through the recovery fund—obviously, we're talking about the affected areas, not the entire city's network.
But even that didn't happen.
It’s obvious to everyone that the water system is aging and failing, but since the earthquake, these kinds of breakdowns have become much more frequent and significantly harder to manage.

Unfortunately, this just proves how little you actually know... though, once again, it shows just how ready you are to lecture everyone else... which, honestly, we already saw during that whole flood incident when you couldn't wrap your head around the definition of nepotism and kept using it in the wrong context...

So, what happens when the joints in an irrigation system shift? Water leaks, right? Then you go in and "physically" move the joints back into place...

Now, try imagining all of that happening deep underground...

To put it in terms you might understand: if that had actually happened in NYC, the city would be a giant swimming pool after the quake, plus half the neighborhoods wouldn't have any water at all...

And that clearly didn't happen...

The only real fix for that kind of thing would be digging everything up, replacing the couplings/flanges, and maybe even swapping out the pipes entirely...

Look, you're writing total garbage here... maybe think twice before you hit that "post reply" button.

Gregory Hall66 said:Didn't Toto and his little band of wizards present themselves as the ultimate masters of European Union projects?

And yet, when they are handed a complete slam dunk—faced with crumbling municipal infrastructure following an earthquake—these great sorcerers don't even bother to draft proposals for funds that are already earmarked. Are they all suddenly sharing the same brilliant idea that the infrastructure isn't actually damaged?

Is anemic property ownership supposed to serve as their convenient excuse for sheer incompetence?

It’s pretty obvious: one thing is running vanity projects through a cozy network of media outlets and NGOs, but doing actual, serious work is a whole different ballgame.

driftingcrane18 said:The only one with a slam dunk was yours.

As for the European Union and other projects, a shady group of people working for the City on weird freelance contracts handled it. The whole point was that they applied for projects under their own companies while simultaneously letting city projects fail during the bidding process.
That was the real slam dunk.
The Basketball player took a cut from the project and couldn't think of anything besides Rotor; he wouldn't touch European money because he’d have to give up his various kickbacks.
The damage the City suffered because of his self-interest is massive.

Just one quick question: who do you think should be the ones deciding if the infrastructure was damaged by the earthquake to justify using those reserved funds?

The issue isn't merely that they applied via their own companies—assuming they could even do so without the city's consent—but rather that professionals who actually know what they are doing expect to be compensated appropriately.

Essentially, you must devise a model to pay people who bring in tens, hundreds, or millions of euros from the European Union; otherwise, they simply won't work for the peanuts offered through a standard salary. And since salaries are strictly bound by civil service classifications, you can see the dilemma for yourself.

So, let us return to our initial premises. If Toto and his cohorts were actually prepared to pay such specialists to draft cost estimates for infrastructure projects—rather than listening to "experts" like Elizabeth Warren (and her ilk), who have essentially lost their edge in the actual market—then they would have structured the projects so that portions of the infrastructure could be conveniently categorized under "earthquake damage."

If Eric Adams wasn't the mayor, would he actually call out this mess with the sanitation services and the leadership responsible for letting the city get this dirty?
Probably not. He’d definitely find some way to justify it.

"My neighbors and I are running out of space for our recycling, and it's the same story with the bins on the next block. Are we supposed to build towers just to fit all this waste? "

Alex Moore3 said:If Eric Adams wasn't the mayor, would he actually call out this mess with the sanitation services and the leadership responsible for letting the city get this dirty?
Probably not. He’d definitely find some way to justify it.

"My neighbors and I are running out of space for our recycling, and it's the same story with the bins on the next block. Are we supposed to build towers just to fit all this waste? "

If Toto were currently in his preferred mode of frantic activism, we would be facing a nationwide shortage of flowerpots by now.
By banging on them incessantly, they would surely spend every evening mourning the loss of yet another overflowing trash bin.

velvetcyclist95 said:It’s pretty obvious: one thing is running vanity projects through a cozy network of media outlets and NGOs, but doing actual, serious work is a whole different ballgame.

For the moment, the inner circle is making sure not a single cent of taxpayer money falls into the wrong hands.
Even if it means letting every meaningful project fall apart in the process.

Look, Gregory Hall66 is back at it again with his usual brand of fiction...

Michael Bloomberg didn't go into debt back in 2007—that happened much later than he claims. I'm just letting these posts sit here so everyone can see the lies for themselves...

So, Gregory Hall66, what's the deal? Why the dishonesty?

How many times have you dragged Michael Bloomberg for raiding the funds meant for city infrastructure?

Adam Collins4 said:Look, Gregory Hall66 is back at it again with his usual brand of fiction...

Michael Bloomberg didn't go into debt back in 2007—that happened much later than he claims. I'm just letting these posts sit here so everyone can see the lies for themselves...

So, Gregory Hall66, what's the deal? Why the dishonesty?

How many times have you dragged Michael Bloomberg for raiding the funds meant for city infrastructure?

New York City took on 300 million euros in debt in London back in 2007.
.....with the explicit promise that this capital would be used to overhaul and expand the water, sewage, and gas networks.....

And you expect me to view you as a credible interlocutor?
I am even going so far as to point out, in good faith, that the trail for those funds leads directly to the corrupt political elite of that era, as they were all complicit in a coordinated effort to bail out their archetypal enemies.

As you can see, the answer is quite elementary if one isn't suffering from a cognitive lapse.

Shall we proceed?

Civic education courtesy of our green savior: $63125 funds donated to Kamala Harris, a donor and city council member who also happens to chair the Parent Teacher Association. So much transparency... just handing out money to your inner circle. He stepped down from the association on June 11th. Everything is perfectly clear 🙂
Just imagine if Donald Trump had done this. The media would have torn him to pieces, but since he's some kind of messiah, hush... everything is just fine.

Adam Collins4 said:Look, Gregory Hall66 is back at it again with his usual brand of fiction...

Michael Bloomberg didn't go into debt back in 2007—that happened much later than he claims. I'm just letting these posts sit here so everyone can see the lies for themselves...

So, Gregory Hall66, what's the deal? Why the dishonesty?

How many times have you dragged Michael Bloomberg for raiding the funds meant for city infrastructure?

I don't get the angle here. Are you trying to claim Ed Koch was some saint just because he was part of the Democratic Party?

Or do you honestly think misusing 300 million dollars is just some minor oversight?

New York City operates with the same shady logic as the rest of the USA. It’s a fact.

If citizens want to enjoy a social spending spree, the infrastructure has to fall apart. It's as simple as that.