ADAMS’ MAN IN MIAMI
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MAYOR-Elect Eric Adams is looking to raise his Twitter game — and has turned to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez for help, On the Money has learned.
Adams, who is slated to take the helm of New York City on Jan. 1, doesn’t manage his own Twitter account, and barely knows how to tweet despite racking up 74,500 followers as of Monday, according to sources close to the situation.
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Adams lately has been plying Suarez (127,000 followers on Monday) for tips on how to engage with the Twitterati — particularly in the crypto community, sources say.
Suarez (lower inset), for his part, runs his account himself and doesn’t seek approval before firing off tweets that can occasionally go viral — for example his Nov. 2 post saying he would take his next paycheck “100% in bitcoin,” according to a source close to the Magic City mayor.
Some critics said Adams never looked more in need of social-media advice than he did after responding to Suarez’s bitcoin tweet by not only making the same odd pledge, but tripling it.
“In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor,” Adams tweeted Nov. 4. “NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!”
Adams and Suarez remain “in touch” and have been “very friendly” over the last few months, according to a well-placed source. The two men first met when Adams flew to Miami in August to record an episode of Suarez’s podcast, “Cafecito Talk.”
Some sparring occurred afterward, when Adams suggested in September he go to Miami to lure back New Yorkers who fled to warmer weather during the pandemic.
“The mayor-elect and Mayor Suarez have a friendly rivalry and have spoken several times about cryptocurrency,” Evan Theis, Adams’ spokesman, told The Post. “He looks forward to the continued competition when he is mayor and getting New Yorkers back to New York!”
Suarez is expected to fly to New York for Adam’s swearing-in. Likewise, Adams is expected to visit Miami on Jan. 3, when Suarez will take the oath to become president of the US Conference of Mayors.