By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-05 23:01:04 | Updated at 2024-12-22 06:00:32
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She’s not here to make friends — unless it’s Mayor Eric Adams!
Hizzoner’s luxury real estate agent pal Eleonora Srugo will star in a new reality TV show called “Selling the City” — with ads for the Netflix series featuring her in a revealing red outfit.
Srugo, who hustles for the high-end firm Douglas Elliman, snagged the “Selling Sunset” spin-off deal after soaring to the top of the cut-throat Big Apple property industry in recent years.
Srugo has also become a Gotham political player, who is as well known for her close ties to Adams as she is for her sales acumen.
Described by sources as “part of his gang,” the property maven often posts chummy photos with the mayor on social media and hobnobs with him at nightlife venues.
“She goes everywhere with him, flies with him and goes over [to his home] in the middle of the night,” the source said of their all-hours hang outs. “She protects him and uses his name everywhere.”
The source added, “She’s closer with him than Jenifer [Rajkumar],” the State Assembly woman, who’s often seen joining Hizzoner at events around the city.
Adams “definitely doesn’t have any shady deals with [Srugo],” the source said.
Srugo bristled when asked about gossip tying her meteoric rise in real estate to her Adams connections.
“If people cannot justify a woman’s success — whether it’s by having connections, wealthy parents, or who your husband is — then there is certainly a default to try to talk about her behavior,” Srugo said, when asked about the “swirling rumors” in an interview with Netflix.com
“There’s a belittling that happens with women in business, and it’s a constant struggle and fight to work against those narratives.”
Srugo’s soapy new series is billed as featuring “a team of stylishly savvy New York real estate agents [who] hustle to seal multimillion-dollar deals while stirring up drama.”
An ad for the show, which premieres Jan. 3, shows her dressed in a plunging red suit coat with a team of scantily clad agents and the Manhattan skyline behind her.
Despite her friendship with Adams, the show will not feature a cameo from the limelight-loving mayor, a rep for Netflix told Politico.
Srugo was first introduced to Adams through her work with the Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association’s Mentoring Program, which she founded at age 26.
“It’s something that’s deeply important to me because it represents some of the lowest income students in the city,” she told Netflix.com.
“At that time, [Adams] was supportive of maintaining these specialized science high schools and expanding those programs. He’s been a good and loyal friend. Like me, he is very community-minded and supportive if I need something.”
Srugo, who is politically charged on issues ranging from education to her support for Israel, has backed Adams since the beginning of his administration in January 2022.
