{"id":1250351,"date":"2022-01-28T09:37:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1250351"},"modified":"2022-01-28T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:37:33","slug":"nyc-mayor-adams-demotes-brothers-salary-to-1-for-scaled-back-adviser-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-adams-demotes-brothers-salary-to-1-for-scaled-back-adviser-position\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Adams Demotes Brother\u2019s Salary to $1 for Scaled-Back Adviser Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-mayor-adams-demotes-brothers-salary-to-1-for-scaled-back-adviser-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1250351&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 younger brother will receive an annual salary of $1 as a New York Police Department (NYPD) adviser.<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Adams\u2019 $1 salary is a massive pay cut from his initial $242,000 salary announced earlier this month when Mayor Adams&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/eric-adams-picks-brother-for-top-role-at-nypd-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chose<\/a>&nbsp;Bernard to serve as an NYPD deputy commissioner. However, days after he chose his brother to serve at that position, Adams announced that his brother would serve in a lesser capacity as executive director of mayoral security. Bernard Adams was still set to take home $210,000 annually in that scaled-back role.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Adams, a former NYPD captain, asked New York City\u2019s Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) to approve the decreased pay and lower adviser position in a letter sent Tuesday. The board\u2019s approval reportedly&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/27\/eric-adams-drops-bernard-adams-salary-to-1-in-scaled-down-security-advisor-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;that Bernard\u2019s duties will \u201cnot involve the supervision of public servants or any command authority over NYPD personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19395514\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Gov-Kathy-Hochul-NYC-Mayor-Eric-Adams-jan2022-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19395514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Gov-Kathy-Hochul-NYC-Mayor-Eric-Adams-jan2022-getty.jpg\" alt=\"NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York city Mayor Eric Adams hold a press conference at the Fulton Street Station January 6, 2022 to announce new state-funded &quot;Safe Options Support Teams,&quot; of 8-10 people each, will include medical professionals, social workers and outreach workers to tackle individuals experiencing homelessness. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY \/ AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams hold a press conference at the Fulton Street Station January 6, 2022, to announce new state-funded \u201cSafe Options Support Teams.\u201d (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMayor Adams has committed to recuse himself from decisions regarding the terms of Bernard Adams\u2019 employment with the City,\u201d the board&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/27\/eric-adams-drops-bernard-adams-salary-to-1-in-scaled-down-security-advisor-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made this proposal to the Conflict of Interest Board and they\u2019ve agreed, and we\u2019re grateful to Bernard for being willing to serve the city for no salary,\u201d a New York City Hall spokesman&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/27\/eric-adams-drops-bernard-adams-salary-to-1-in-scaled-down-security-advisor-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bernard\u2019s $1 salary aligns with previous New York City mayors who have hired their relatives. For example, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg\u2019s daughter and sister did not take any compensation when working under his administration. Additionally, former Mayor William de Blasio\u2019s worked for free.<\/p>\n<p>The COIB said Bernard\u2019s nominal salary is \u201cfor sole purpose of making Bernard Adams a City employee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Adams\u2019 $51,665 police pension is still intact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 younger brother will receive an annual salary of $1 as a New York Police Department (NYPD) adviser. 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