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The mayor of Krakow abruptly canceled a City Hall roundtable meeting with representatives of Polish airlines and Mayor Eric Adams next week after Mr. Hizzoner faced a historic federal indictment for accepting free travel on luxury airlines. The Post reported.
City Hall officials said Alexander Mizalski will meet with Adams on Monday, along with representatives from the country's flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines, a nonprofit organization promoting tourism in European cities, and the mayor's international affairs team. It was.
But last Thursday, the Southern District of New York filed a five-year lawsuit against Mr. Adams on charges of wire fraud and bribery, alleging money was sent in the form of Turkish Airlines business class tickets and luxury travel accommodations arranged by foreign nationals. The Polish mayor's campaign called it quits after the indictment was made public.
“He didn't want to be seen with the mayor after his indictment, especially since he's a first-time official,” said one City Hall official.
“It's no surprise that international leaders are now cautious about meeting with Mr. Adams. Rumors travel quickly.”
Mr. Mizalski, 44, was elected in May to lead the southern Polish city of just over 750,000 people and is scheduled to take part in the 87th annual Pulaski Day parade in the Big Apple in the coming days.
Officials said the two mayors are both promoting the city's night lighting sector and will discuss ways to work together to boost the city's economy and tourism.
According to sources, the two countries plan to discuss strengthening ties through a sister city agreement.
LOT, a relatively small airline with about 80 aircraft, about 50 fewer than Frontier Airlines, Expanded in recent years and boasts one of three anchors Airlines at JFK International Airport.
It was unclear what airline officials discussed in their meeting with Big Apple officials.
LOT Polish Airlines spokesman Krzysztof Moczurski said the New York City area is “traditionally important” to the airline because it has one of the largest Polish populations and many residents are from Krakow. He said there is.
“For more than 50 years, LOT has been established in the New York market and serves as an important link for this community,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
“LOT Polish Airlines has maintained its relationship with representatives in Krakow and New York on a purely professional basis, without providing upgrades or special benefits to Mayor Eric Adams, his staff or other officials.” the statement added. “We are not involved in lobbying for additional flights in connection with the recent meeting.”
Calls to the Krakow mayor's office went unanswered.
The mayor pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday, but has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
But political insiders have expressed concerns about how City Hall will function properly as the mayor faces federal charges and other SDNY and Manhattan DA investigations loom over top administration officials. are.
Mayor Adams dismissed concerns that leaders were unwilling to meet, telling the Post at City Hall that his calendar has not diminished at all since the criminal charges were filed.
“People understand that I'm still mayor and there's still work to be done in the city,” he told reporters at an off-topic press conference in City Hall Rotunda.
“Believe me, there is no shortage of people on this calendar who would like to interact with me for a variety of reasons, from local city leaders to international city leaders.”
A City Hall spokesperson did not respond to questions hours later about the canceled talks between Krakow and Polish airline officials.
