Eric Adams headed East this weekend to fundraise — and, true to form, the party-loving mayor also hit the social circuit.
Adams was spotted at a 50th birthday bash for Tao Hospitality’s Noah Tepperberg and was seen rubbing elbows earlier in the day at billionaire entrepreneur Wayne Boich’s party at his padel court Reserve.
We hear Adams was out for the weekend to attend two fundraisers, including one thrown by financier Jason Mudrick.
He even had a near run-in with his mayoral opponent Andrew Cuomo.
We hear the former governor had been dining at Pop-Up by Rocco in Southampton and left just minutes before Adams arrived with his campaign spokesperson, Todd Shapiro, and crypto bigwig Brock Pierce.
“Cuomo got up and less than ten minutes later Adams showed up,” says a spy. “They gave him the same table!”
(Cuomo had earlier held a fundraiser at the house of former Manhattan Borough President Andrew Stein that was hosted by former owner of The Hill, Jimmy Finklstein and Pamela Gross, and Blair and Ben Stein.)
The pair were both fundraising in the Hamptons over the July 4th weekend as well.
A spokesperson for Adams tells us, “The Mayor’s purpose in visiting the Hamptons was to support local entrepreneurs and New York City businesses that employ thousands of people — including leaders like Noah Tepperberg of the Tao Group. The fundraiser he attended was a tribute from hundreds of supporters recognizing the great job Mayor Adams is doing for New York.”
They continued, “This summer, the Mayor has only been to the Hamptons twice, each time for less than six hours, because his focus is on running the city. But showing up to support businesses and working people — whether in New York City or nearby communities — is part of that mission.”
On a similar circuit to Adams was Robin Thicke, who performed at Reserve before heading nearby to Tepperberg’s backyard bash where he jumped on stage with the hospitality vets brother’s reggae band Skadanks.
“Robin got on stage with them and did a Bob Marley cover,” says a spy. “It was amazing. It was a complete surprise.”
The crooner also performed hits like “Blurred Lines” for the crowd that also included Adrien Brody, Tao’s Jason Strauss, and hospitality leaders Jayma Cardoso, David Grutman, and David Einhorn.
Tepperberg’s wellness influencer wife, Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, gave a speech and his ten year-old-son Benjamin moved the crowd with a rendition of Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” says a spy.
And we hear “Ray Donovan” star Dash Mihok sang an original tune for the birthday boy, and Conrad Sewell, known for Kygo’s hit “Firestone,” also performed.
Jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, Gary Vaynerchuk, music mogul Steve Stout, Rich Kleiman, and Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss also attended.
The bash at Boich’s drew several of the same guests as well tennis champ Sloane Stephens, Harvey Spevak, and Adam’s pal, Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano.
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