With just over a dozen weeks left as mayor, Eric Adams has apparently decided to cross one more country off his bucket list of places to visit while still in office: Albania.
Mr. Adams flew to the Balkan country on Sunday for what an aide said were talks on business and tourism. He was also set to meet with the nation’s prime minister, Edi Rama, who featured prominently in the successful 2023 corruption prosecution of a former top F.B.I. spycatcher.
The trip to the tourism hot spot, which came just a week after Mr. Adams announced he would stop campaigning for re-election amid dismally low poll numbers, raised eyebrows among lawmakers who expected him to be spending his waning days in office cementing his legacy.
His visit, news of which was reported on Sunday by WNBC, will last through Thursday, according to his spokeswoman, Kayla Mamelak Altus. Mr. Adams did not disclose the international travel on his public schedule until Monday, after he left New York.
Ms. Mamelak Altus said the Albanian government would cover the cost of the mayor’s lodging and ground transportation, with New York City taxpayers covering the rest of the trip, including air travel for the mayor and his traveling companion, Gladys Miranda, a longtime aide, and costs related to the mayor’s security detail.
She said the mayor’s hotel room costs about $200 per day, and his ground transportation costs $90 per day.
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