Even while in New York, Adams could often be found raising the flag of another country, or telling foreign leaders that he planned to grow old in their cities (among his stated retirement destinations: Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights).

Starbucks will pay more than $38 million in a settlement announced Monday by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, after the coffee giant was accused of violating NYC's Fair Workweek Law over half a million times since 2021.