As questions continued to swirl about Mr. Adams’s residence, reporters for Curbed tried to get to the bottom of the matter.
One of the peculiarities of this year’s race for New York City mayor has been the difficulty reporters have had in pinning down where the Democratic candidate Eric Adams lives.
Mr. Adams has said that he lives on the ground floor of his rental property in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, but his tax returns suggested otherwise. He also owns an apartment in Fort Lee, N.J., with his companion, Tracey Collins. Twice, in response to reporters’ questions, he has promised to amend the tax returns. He has blamed the discrepancies on his accountant, who he said was homeless.
To get to the bottom of this mystery, the real-estate news site Curbed staked out the Brooklyn home last week.
At 4:18 a.m. last Tuesday, Mr. Adams pulled up to the curb in a gray Toyota Prius and parked illegally, in front of the garage of a plumbing supply company, Curbed reported.
As Mr. Adams apparently slept, trucks trying to access the plumbing business “backed up all the way down Lafayette Avenue, causing a bona fide pileup.”
Finally, at 8 a.m., a forklift from the supply company used a yellow rope to pull Mr. Adams’s car out of the way.
When Mr. Adams left his house that morning, he found the traffic jam he had created blocking his path. So he drove down the sidewalk, photos show. Mr. Adams returned to the house that same evening, after participating in the final mayoral debate.
Curbed considers its own stakeout inconclusive. It may also soon be a moot point. Mr. Adams is likely to win Tuesday’s election, which means that come January, he may be living in Gracie Mansion.
Source: Elections - nytimes.com
