Mayor Eric Adams came out swinging Tuesday against reporters and media outlets whom, he alleged, misrepresented a conversation he had in Albany with state officials on Monday.
Citing a report by the New York Daily News, Adams remarked on a reported comment that he was allegedly “beat up pretty badly” during a meeting regarding criminal justice reform with lawmakers in Albany yesterday.
“That did not happen in Albany,” Adams said in his opening remarks of a Feb. 15 briefing, originally scheduled to focus on the New York City Summer Youth Employment program. “You know, you guys kill me, what part of Albany are you covering? ‘Eric gets beat up in Albany’ what meetings were you guys in? I went to Albany, sat down with Andrea [Stewart-Cousins] and Carl [Heastie], we laughed and we talked about old times. We talked about how we’re together on keeping our city safe. Andrea gave me a pear and an apple. We walked out and said in front of everyone that we are aligned in keeping our city and our state safe.”