Adams’ ex-aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin hosts NYC toy drive, sings Beyoncé’s ‘Cuff It’ — day after she was hit with bribery charges

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-21 10:05:50 | Updated at 2024-12-21 13:27:23 4 hours ago

Adams’ ex-aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin hosts NYC toy drive, sings Beyoncé’s ‘Cuff It’ — day after she was hit with bribery charges
NY Post ^ | 12/21/24 | Dorian Geiger, Anna Young

Posted on 12/21/2024 1:15:21 AM PST by Libloather

Now she’s in the spirit of giving.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief advisor, hosted her annual toy drive in Brooklyn Friday night and belted out the lyrics to Beyoncé’s “Cuff It” during karaoke — one day after she was indicted for allegedly doling out favors to two New York City hoteliers in exchange for bribes.

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Lewis-Martin took center stage during karaoke, singing and swaying to the Beyoncé track laden with expletives as others moved and grooved nearby.

Lyrics to the song include: “We gettin’ f–ked up tonight. We gon’ f–k up the night,” and “Come and cuff it, cuff it, cuff it, cuff it, baby.”

The jovial evening for Lewis-Martin, 63, was a far cry from a day earlier when she was led into a Manhattan courtroom in cuffs to face bribery, conspiracy and money laundering charges.

The embattled ex-Adams aide allegedly traded favors to two real estate investors in exchange for more than $100,000 in bribes – which funded a Porsche for her DJ son and other luxuries, prosecutors said.

The years-long scheme saw Lewis-Martin allegedly abuse her power as senior adviser to the mayor by recklessly fast-tracking city Department of Buildings permits for the rooftop bar Glass Ceiling in Koreatown and the 4-star Hotel on Rivington in the Lower East Side for hotelier Mayank Dwivedi and real estate investor Raizada Vaid, court papers state.

Lewis-Martin’s son, Glenn Martin II, and the two developers were also charged.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: adams; beyonc; bribery; nyc

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Thank you very much and God bless you.

Seems appropriate. Very festive.

1 posted on 12/21/2024 1:15:21 AM PST by Libloather

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