The non-profit founded by Mayor Eric Adams’ brother auctioned off a dinner with Hizzoner — before calling off the date when The Post poked around about the potentially unethical prize.
A charitable organization co-founded by Mayor Eric Adams ’ brother auctioned off a dinner with Hizzoner during a Hamptons fundraiser over the weekend — raising eyebrows with ethics watchdogs.
It wasn’t clear who made the winning bid — of upwards of $3,500, according to sources with knowledge of the event — for the dinner with the mayor and his brother Bernard Adams.in Southampton that offered a gourmet dinner and drinks, a performance by the singer Polina and live painting by the artist Ross Pino.
Bernard Adams, co-founder of Angels Helpers NYC and the mayor’s former head of security, promoted the event saying his brother Eric would be a special guest, but it doesn’t appear Hizzoner attended.Second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife responds after he admits to affair with nanny during their marriage
Pressed by The Post on whether the non-profit had cleared the dinner prize with the city’s Conflict of Interest Board, fellow co-founder Alisa Roever called it an “oversight.” She blamed the person holding the event for making a mistake before hanging up.The legal counsel for the non-profit, Angelo R. Bisceglie Jr., told The Post Roever wasn’t authorized to offer up the dinner for auction and that no money had been exchanged.
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