Mayor Adams to hold reelection kickoff event, aide misuses city email account to advertise it

Mayor Adams is hosting a kickoff event for his reelection campaign this coming week — and an aide in his office violated city rules by using his government email account to advertise the gathering, the Daily News has learned.

The “special campaign announcement” is set to take place Thursday morning on the steps of City Hall, per a poster the aide, Grant Yanney, sent to a list of dozens of city government colleagues and others, according to a source who provided The News with a copy of the message.

“MEA needs our support! Save this image and blast out to your folks via text and Gmail,” Yanney, a director in Adams’ office of talent and workforce development, wrote in the Saturday message, using his City Hall email account. “Special note: If you can take an early lunch, please save the date and make plans to join Mayor Adams on City Hall steps.”

The poster Yanney attached to the message says it was produced by Adams’ campaign and includes the phrase “Reelect Eric for mayor. Delivers. Never quits,” a new slogan for his reelection bid.


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