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Eric Adams spent taxpayer and charity dollars promoting his image and making inroads to key constituencies.
In this Sept. 1, 2020, file photo, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams makes an announcement about early voting, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. | Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
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NEW YORK Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams dipped into municipal coffers in 2016 to buy a pair of banners that spanned the columns outside Borough Hall, bearing the likeness of himself and his deputy.
The enormous tapestries were billed by Adams now a leading candidate in the New York City mayor’s race as a way to showcase the diversity of the borough’s leadership, but the display attracted criticism from good-government groups who said taxpayer money should not be used for self-promotion.