"Eric Adams, who once bragged about being a mayor with "swagger," nearly sauntered into federal prison in handcuffs. Federal prosecutors charged him with bribery and other corruption-related crimes. Adams avoided a trial and a likely conviction only because President Trump's administration surprisingly petitioned the judge to dismiss the case. Did our cocky mayor learn anything? It's a valid question because the mayor's sudden support for Ryder's Law, which would ban horse-carriage rides, smells worse than a truckload of manure."
"Adams appointed NYCLASS lawyer, Randy Mastro, as first deputy mayor in March. He appointed Mastro to that post because the City Council refused to approve Adams' nomination of Mastro to be the city's top lawyer. Council members don't trust him. Mastro represented NYCLASS when it was fined in 2013 nearly $40,000 for campaign finance violations related to some City Council races."
Eric Adams faced federal bribery and corruption charges and avoided trial after the Trump administration petitioned to dismiss the case. The mayor suddenly supported Ryder's Law to ban horse-carriage rides despite prior promises to carriage drivers. NYCLASS was founded by real estate developers, and horses are kept in privately owned Manhattan West Side stables; ending carriage operations could allow developers to acquire the properties and build housing. Documents obtained in 2017 showed Steve Nislick discussed housing near the main stable and strategies to ban carriage rides. Adams appointed NYCLASS lawyer Randy Mastro as first deputy mayor after the City Council refused to approve him; Mastro had represented NYCLASS in campaign finance and ethics matters and agreed in 2018 to pay a fine.
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