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New York and Benidorm strengthen ties in a meeting between the mayors of both cities

 

Eric Adams and his team welcome Toni Pérez to the New York City Hall

Both councillors have discussed the urban development model in height, water management, the recovery of spaces and social integration.

The cities of New York and Benidorm are a little closer together from today, after the meeting held at the American City Hall between the mayors of both cities, Eric Adams and Toni Pérez. A visit that takes place one day after the 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 mayors have spoken about their cities and what they have in common “each in its own dimension”, according to Toni Pérez. Thus, they have talked about “the commitment to the vertical city”, about “the renovation and recovery of spaces” and about “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 has defended the value of sport as a tool for inclusion and integration and the steps that New York is taking in this regard, something that the Benidorm delegation was able to see yesterday. 

On the other hand, Toni Pérez has detailed to his New York counterpart “how water and resources are managed in Benidorm, in which we are a model of sustainability”. 

Furthermore, during the meeting, both councillors have commented that New York and Benidorm are two of the cities in the world with the highest concentration of skyscrapers, and “each one in its own size is a reference in this aspect”. 

Toni Pérez has thanked Eric Adams “for the courtesy of receiving Benidorm and taking an interest in the city and its urban and management model”, as well as for his intention to “continue maintaining contact and strengthening ties”. He has also thanked “the magnificent attention that the elected councillor for the district of Queens, Francisco Moya, has given us throughout the visit”, who has accompanied the Benidorm delegation.

After meeting with the Mayor of New York and visiting the Town Hall, Toni Pérez and the manager of Visit Benidorm have travelled 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.