Fundraisers at Osteria La Baia and Casa Cipriani
Adams’ campaign has spent about $100,000 so far, leaving him with $746,000 on hand.
The campaign’s largest one-time payment was $30,000 to Suggs Solutions, a company run by its fundraiser, Brianna Suggs. Ms. Suggs has also raised money for the Democratic Party in Brooklyn and worked for Mr. Adams when he was the Brooklyn borough president.
The campaign has been paying $7,500 a month since February to Pitta LP, the law firm where Mr. Pitta, the campaign attorney, is a managing partner.
Other payments went to fundraisers at some of the mayor’s favorite restaurants, including $1,000 in March to Osteria La Baia, an Italian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, and $1,600 in March to Casa Cipriani, a members’ club in lower Manhattan.
The campaign also paid for flights on JetBlue and United Airlines and for hotels, including $1,280 to the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
The city council also starts early
Mr Adams may have more than a passing interest in the future of the City Council, knowing that next year’s election, where every Council seat will be up for vote, could affect Mr Adams’ agenda. A majority of the Council — 41 of its 51 members — Mr Adams sent a letter this week He called on him to restore funding to schools that have faced nasty budget cuts.
City Council speaker Adrienne Adams led the Council in recent fundraising, reporting about $127,000 in contributions from powerful donors, including the New York State Laborers and the Building and Construction Trades Council. Ms. Adams, a Democrat, also received $250 from Republican billionaire John Catsimatidis, and $1,600 from his wife, Margo.