{"id":1748302,"date":"2022-11-22T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1748302"},"modified":"2022-11-22T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:34:18","slug":"new-york-nepotism-nyc-gives-mayors-close-friend-one-of-its-highest-paying-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-nepotism-nyc-gives-mayors-close-friend-one-of-its-highest-paying-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Nepotism? NYC Gives Mayor\u2019s Close Friend One of Its Highest-Paying Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fnew-york-nepotism-nyc-gives-mayors-close-friend-one-of-its-highest-paying-jobs%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=1748302&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> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Eric Adams says he had nothing to do with former roommate getting $188k raise<\/p>\n<p>    New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) at the 2022 Met Gala \/ Getty Images   <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/benjamin-wilson\/\" title=\"Posts by Benjamin Wilson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin Wilson<\/a> \u2022 November 22, 2022 2:20 pm  <\/p>\n<p>The New York Police Department rehired a longtime friend of New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) for one of the city&#8217;s highest-paying jobs, more than quadrupling her previous salary with a $188,000 increase, <em>The City<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2022\/11\/21\/23472058\/eric-adams-lisa-white-nypd-deputy-commissioner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa White, who as recently as 2017 rented a room in her apartment to Adams, in May became deputy commissioner for employee relations, which earns a salary of more than $241,000. White formerly worked as a 911 operator and police communications technician, from which she retired in 2019 with a base salary of around $53,000.<\/p>\n<p>White, who is now responsible for overseeing the health and morale of the police force, has known Adams going back decades, <em>The\u00a0City<\/em> reported:<\/p>\n<p>White&#8217;s ties to the mayor run back for years\u2014part of a pattern of appointments by Adams that demonstrates a determination to hire friends, family, and former colleagues for top administration posts.<\/p>\n<p>City Hall spokesperson Fabien Levy said Adams played no role in White&#8217;s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>He said Adams and White both had a professional relationship, and also were friends, going back to their time with the group 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care. Adams cofounded the group while he served in the NYPD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>White donated to Adams&#8217;s 2012 campaign for Brooklyn borough president. The campaign also paid her $1,000 in 2013 for consulting work.\u00a0White has also donated her time to Adams over the years, serving from 2014 to 2021 as a volunteer board member and treasurer for an Adams-linked nonprofit, the One Brooklyn Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Police Department rehired a longtime friend of New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) for one of the city&#8217;s highest-paying jobs, more than quadrupling her previous salary with a $188,000 increase, The City reported.<br \/>\nThe post New York Nepotism? 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