{"id":1785894,"date":"2022-12-24T10:48:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1785894"},"modified":"2022-12-24T10:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T15:48:50","slug":"new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-skips-town-ahead-of-winter-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-skips-town-ahead-of-winter-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Eric Adams Skips Town Ahead Of Winter Blast"},"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\">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%2Fnew-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-skips-town-ahead-of-winter-blast%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=1785894&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>Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams skipped town as the Big Apple braced for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amazon-fedex-post-office-warn-of-delivery-delays-as-winter-weather-persists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severe wintry weather<\/a>, according to his office, leaving the Democrat open to criticism.<\/p>\n<p>City officials told reporters Adams took a couple of days off, noting he left town Thursday and would return Saturday. They would not divulge where the mayor had gone but stressed Adams was in contact with city officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mayor is still in touch with everybody on the ground,\u201d Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for Adams, <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/mayor-adams-whereabouts-unknown-as-nyc-experiences-severe-weather-and-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Gothamist<\/a>. \u201cHe is coordinating all the city\u2019s responses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams disappeared as a \u201conce in a generation\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/severe-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter storm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/massive-snowstorm-expected-to-impact-christmas-travel-nationwide-airlines-brace-for-cancellations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swept across much of the country<\/a>, producing dangerous conditions that have knocked out power for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2022\/12\/23\/winter-storm-snow-forecast-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than a million customers<\/a>, foiled holiday travel plans, and killed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/winter-storm-holiday-travel-flights-snow\/card\/at-least-seven-deaths-attributed-to-winter-storm-HwNjiurrghrw4Ck6lmQ1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than a dozen people<\/a>. Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-declares-statewide-state-emergency-ahead-storm-expected-impact-holiday-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared a state of emergency<\/a> for the Empire State on Thursday as the approaching winter storm threatened all sorts of hazards, including plummeting temperatures, slick roads, strong winds, and power outages.<\/p>\n<p>Adams, a retired police captain who took office on January 1, caught flak for leaving while the city of about 8.8 million people braced for the winter blast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019d think a mayor who spends so much time at clubs wouldn\u2019t need to go gallivanting on vacation as New Yorkers freeze and die,\u201d said Bill Neidhardt, a press secretary under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-mayor-adams-absent-winter-storm-hits-nyc-20221223-32zbtdhttjfstpb6ljgltqhg4y-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per the New York Daily News<\/a>. \u201cAdams needs to make a New Year\u2019s resolution to take this job seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A group called New York Communities for Change tweeted out a \u201cMissing Mayor\u201d poster.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you seen this man?<br \/>Retweet to help us find our city\u2019s Mayor!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WheresEric?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WheresEric<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissingMayor?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissingMayor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MlEIc4VOGM\">https:\/\/t.co\/MlEIc4VOGM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ys6CvWpRqo\">pic.twitter.com\/ys6CvWpRqo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Communities for Change (@nychange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nychange\/status\/1606636914706206721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First Deputy Mayor Lorraine Grillo offered a defense of her boss, saying, \u201cLet me just say this to you \u2014 he might as well be here, because we\u2019ve been speaking constantly throughout the day,\u201d according to the New York Daily News.<\/p>\n<p>Adams isn\u2019t the only politician in recent memory to go MIA during a major winter weather event.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) faced criticism after he traveled for a family trip to Cancun, Mexico, while many of his constituents in Texas suffered from widespread power blackouts during a winter storm in early 2021. He quickly returned to Texas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/obviously-a-mistake-sen-ted-cruz-admits-second-thoughts-about-cancun-flight-after-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conceded the trip<\/a> \u201cwas obviously a mistake. In hindsight, I wouldn\u2019t have done it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams skipped town as the Big Apple braced for severe wintry weather, according to his office, leaving the Democrat open to criticism. City officials told reporters Adams took a couple of days off, noting he left town Thursday and would return Saturday. 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