Eric Adams pads cash-strapped NYC payroll with 293 ‘special assistants’
The fact that the jobs aren’t covered by civil service rules also gives mayors the latitude to dole out salaries and raises beyond the established ranges for comparable positions.
“A lot of these people are being kept in orbit, so they don’t leave the Adams fold and are available for the campaign,” said Republican Curtis Sliwa, who lost the 2021 mayoral race to Adams.
“It sends a horrible message – especially with the NYPD, Fire Department and other city agencies facing heavy cuts” to help cover New York’s migrant crisis, ... “He’s got to show he’s cutting his own fat — all these special assistants, advisors that he created jobs for that never existed. It’s time to clean house.”
For every special assistant, there’s at least two less cops on the street.
