Eric Adams and his team receive Toni Pérez at New York City Council
New York and Benidorm strengthen ties in a meeting between the mayors of both cities
Both municipalities have talked about the high-rise urban planning model, water management, the recovery of spaces and social integration
The cities of New York and Benidorm are a little more united today, after the meeting held in the American Town Hall between the mayors of both cities, Eric Adams and Toni Pérez. A visit that took place one day after the first mayor of Benidorm participated in a High-Level Political Forum on the 2030 Agenda at the UN headquarters as part of the Spanish delegation headed by the third vice president of the Government of Spain, Teresa Ribera. , and the Minister of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, Pablo Bustinduy.
During the meeting, both municipalities spoke about their cities and what makes them similar, “each in its dimension,” as Toni Pérez pointed out. Thus, they have talked about "the commitment to the vertical city", "the renewal and recovery of spaces" and "the effort in favour of the inclusion and integration of the communities that arrive" because "we are both lands of opportunities." In this regard, Eric Adams defended the value of sport as a tool for inclusion and integration and the steps that New York is taking.
On the other hand, Toni Pérez has detailed to his New York counterpart "how water and resource management is carried out in Benidorm, in which we are a model of sustainability."
Furthermore, during the meeting, both municipalities commented that New York and Benidorm are two cities in the world with the highest concentration of skyscrapers, and "each one in its size is a reference in this aspect."
Toni Pérez thanked Eric Adams for “the courtesy of receiving Benidorm and taking an interest in the city and its urban planning and management model”, and for his intention to “continue to maintain contact and strengthen ties”. He also thanked “the magnificent attention that the councillor-elect for the Queens district, Francisco Moya, who accompanied the Benidorm delegation, gave us throughout the visit.
After the meeting with the mayor of New York and the visit to the City Hall, Toni Pérez and the manager of Visit Benidorm went to the facilities of the football school that the vice president of Benidorm CF, David Villa, has in the city. This brings to an end two days of work in New York.
