By Erica Brosnan and Spectrum News NY1
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Mayor Eric Adams had harsh words for a reporter Tuesday when asked why he had skipped his usual press forums for two consecutive weeks.
“Because y’all are liars,” Adams said in response to City Hall reporter Katie Honan, who confronted him during his visit to a wounded police officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.
Honan, who covers New York City politics for TheCity.nyc, later said she was not surprised by the mayor’s rhetoric, given the mounting issues facing his administration.
“Things have escalated for Mayor Adams very quickly, and things are really serious right now,” Honan said Wednesday on “Mornings On 1.” “As my colleague Harry always says, ‘Cornered rats bite back.’ So I don’t blame him for responding to us that way.” READ MORE…
