O prefeito Eric Adams não gostou de um de seus eleitores apontando o dedo para ele e criticando-o pelas novas regras de aumento de aluguel da cidade na quarta-feira, comparando seu comportamento ao de um proprietário de plantação.
O confronto ocorreu em um evento de conversa da comunidade que Adams organizou na Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics em Washington Heights.
Em filmagem da reuniãoAdams pode ser ouvido pedindo à mulher que se levante depois que ela o interrompe para gritar que ele “aumentou o aluguel”.
A administração de Adams foi criticada na semana passada, quando o Conselho de Diretrizes de Aluguel votou para permitir aumentos de aluguel de até 6% nos um milhão de apartamentos com aluguel estabilizado da Big Apple.
Depois que Adams insistiu que ele “não controla o [Rent Guidelines Board,” the woman continued her rant into a microphone.
“You said before and after that you supported those rent increases!” the woman insisted while repeatedly jabbing her finger in Adams’ direction.
Adams, however, was not having the constituent’s attitude.
“First, if you’re going to ask a question, don’t point at me and don’t be disrespectful to me,” he said calmly.
“I’m the mayor of this city and treat me with the respect that would deserve to be treated. I’m speaking to you as an adult.
“Don’t stand in front like you treated someone that’s on the plantation that you own.”
Adams’ reprimand was met with a smattering of applause.
“I’m a grown man. I walked into this room as a grown man and I’ll walk out of this room as a grown man,” he continued.
“I answered your question – go to the next table.”
New Yorkers took to social media to share their thoughts on the brief confrontation.
“Good on my Mayor. This isn’t 1950’s Alabama. It’s New York City in 2023 and you don’t cop an attitude like that with a prominent Black man,” one city resident tweeted.
But others were more taken aback by the mayor’s response.
One woman, who noted that she supported Adams’ mayoral campaign, wrote he “could find another avenue to reply to this citizen.”
“He was defensive and arrogant. He made it all about himself instead of responding to her as a citizen of NYC,” she said.
Another online viewer agreed, noting that “Adams is the public servant who works for her and other New Yorkers – at least he’s supposed to.”
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