For two months, displaced tenants of the Twin Parks North West apartment fire that killed 17, along with those assisting in local relief efforts, have been pleading for transparency on the current donation totals to, and distribution plans for, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City that was supposed to aid those impacted.
The last amount raised through the Mayor’s Fund and made public by Mayor Eric Adams was $2.5 million back on Jan. 19. But with donations from celebrities’ like Bronxite rap superstar Cardi B and others who partnered with the fund, the figure is believed to be higher.
When the fund was first announced the day following the Jan. 9 fire, Adams said 100% of the proceeds would go to those impacted. To date, however, affected Twin Parks tenants of record have only received $2,250 from the fund, a figure that was announced on Jan. 14 by Adams, and since confirmed by the Bronx Times.
https://www.bxtimes.com/whats-in-the-mayors-fund/
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Has there ever been a tragic even that politicians didn't use to scam people via donations? Serious question. (i.e Clinton foundation and Haiti)
Literally every time there is a disaster and I see politicians running to the podium to ask for donations, I already KNOW the money will not go to those in need. Yet over and over people donate.
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