New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ bad day kept getting worse. On the day the Justice Department unsealed a five-count indictment with bribery, wire fraud and other crimes, the mayor attempted to put his best face forward with a news conference outside his official residence at Gracie Mansion. But before he even got started, a heckler stole the show.
Speaking through an electric megaphone, the man got personal quickly, and preemptively accused Adams, the city’s second black mayor, of hiding behind his race. Mayor Eric Adams was heckled by Black people outside Gracie Mansion for making his indictment about race and surrounding himself with Black supporters: Heckler: “This is not a Black thing, this is a YOU thing!” “You are a disgrace for all Black people in this city!” — Joe (@LTSmash420) “This is not a black thing, this is a you thing!” the man said. “This is a thing, Adams.
This is not a good thing. You are a disgrace to all black people in this city. “The things that you have done are unconscionable.
You hurt our school. Our streets are dirty. Our children are harassed by the police.
This is ridiculous!” As the reported Thursday, Adams is accused of taking more than $10 million in bribes in the form of airplane travel, luxury hotel stays and campaign contributions over the past decade in exchange for favorable treatment for the Turkish government. The alleged corruption goes back more than a decade, to Adams’ time as the Brooklyn borough president. A.
