A dresser in the Merchant's House Museum, built in 1832, has been discovered as a secret link to the Underground Railroad ā the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years.
NY1 received an exclusive first look at the concealed passage, which runs from the second floor down to a pantry hideaway in the basement. The passageway had been known for about four decades, but its purpose was unknown to historians.
Museum researchers recently discovered that the builder of the Merchantās House, Joseph Brewster, was a passionate abolitionist who built false floors in integrated abolitionist churches and created this route in his own home to aid freedom seekers.
In a series of interviews early Friday, Eric Adams, the ethically crippled mayor of New York City, left open the possibility of rejoining th
Alex Samuels at Daily Kos:
In a series of interviews early Friday, Eric Adams, theĀ ethically crippled mayorĀ of New York City, left open the possibility of rejoining the Republican Party.
Adams was a registered Republican fromĀ 1995 through 2002Ā before switching over to the Democratic Party. But when asked whether heād consider switching his party affiliation (again) Adams chose to dance around the issue.Ā
āThe party thatās most important to me is the American Party. Iām a part of the American Party. I love this county,ā the mayor said during an appearance onĀ NY1. During a second interview with PIX11, he was similarly coy on a possible party shift. āNo matter what party Iām on or vote on, Iām going to push for American values,ā heĀ said.Ā
Finally, when pressed again, Adams said that he does plan to run for reelection as a Democrat. āIāve been a Democrat for many years. And Iām going to run for reelection as a Democrat,ā he said. āBut my focus is the American people and the people of New York City.ā
A switcheroo on Adamsā part wouldnāt be all that surprising. Adams has long been critical of Democratic immigration policies andĀ previously accusedĀ President Joe Biden of being too lax when it came to dealing with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. At one point, Adams went so far as to say that an influx of asylum seekers would ādestroy New York City.ā
āEvery community in this city is going to be impacted,ā Adams said at the time. āWe have a $12 billion deficit that weāre going to have to cutāevery service in this city is going to be impacted. All of us.āĀ
More recently, Adams has gone to great lengths to not offend or antagonize President-elect Donald Trump, whose racist and anti-immigrant messaging toward migrants (heās called them āanimals,ā āstone cold killers,ā and āthe worst people,ā among many other horrid names)Ā increased tenfold during his third bidĀ for the White House.Ā
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Adamsā shift in tone could, of course, be related toĀ his legal situation: HeĀ remains under federal indictmentĀ forĀ briberyĀ and campaign finance offenses and may be cozying up to Trump with the hopes of himĀ dismissingĀ U.S. v. Eric Adams. Indeed, his openness to Trump has enraged Democrats because of the power Trump will have over the five-count criminal cases Adams faces in federal court.Ā
Then thereās the added wrinkle that Adams apparently believes he was unfairly targeted (another action straight from Trumpās playbook). He implied in a November interview withĀ the Wall Street JournalĀ that he was purposefully singled-out by the federal government following his criticism of the Biden administrationās perceived lack of action on immigration.
āThere are a lot of other people unhappy that I fought for this city,ā Adams said.
Trump-fluffing New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has floated rejoining the GOP.
