Mayor Adams is planning to journey to the Dominican Republic early subsequent week to mourn the tragic Santo Domingo nightclub roof collapse that killed 221 folks and left over 150 injured.
The town’s Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, who’s Dominican, will even go on the two-day journey. New York is town with the most important Dominican inhabitants exterior of the Dominican Republic.
“Mayor Adams is making the trip to express heartfelt condolences and support to the families who are grieving, including many New Yorkers and their loved ones who have been directly affected by this tragedy,” the mayor’s workplace mentioned in a launch.
A spokesperson for the mayor didn’t instantly launch particulars about what he’ll do there and if others are additionally becoming a member of on the journey.
Kinfolk and buddies of among the victims of the Jet Set nightclub roof collapse attend a mass funeral on the Polideportivo in Bajos de Haina, Santo Domingo on Friday. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“Like all [trips] that have a city purpose, this will be paid for by the city,” Kayla Mamelak, the mayor’s press secretary, mentioned in a textual content.
The roof collapse on Tuesday claimed the lives of a whole bunch and has despatched the nation into mourning.
This aerial view reveals the cleaned space of the roof collapse on the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo on Friday. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Among the many lifeless are former MLB gamers, a governor, musicians and plenty of with ties to New York, in accordance with the Related Press.
Authorities have ended their rescue operation and are trying into how the roof got here down on the group throughout a merengue live performance.
Adams will depart on Sunday and return to New York on Tuesday. The journey his marks the primary time the mayor has traveled internationally since his indictment on fees he illegally accepted journey advantages and different perks in change for finishing up political favors for brokers of the Turkish authorities final fall.
The costs, which Adams has denied, have been dropped final week.
Initially Revealed: April 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM EDT
