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Eric Adams Published June 29, 2023 1:27pm EDT

NYC Mayor Eric Adams berates

woman after question about high rent:
'I'm a grown man'
'Don't stand in front like you treating someone that's on the plantation that you own,' Adams told the woman

By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams berates resident in response to question about rent prices
New York City Mayor Eric Adams engaged in a tense back-and-forth with a woman who he accused of treating him like he was ‘on a plantation’ during a
community town hall Wednesday.

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams berated a woman who asked a question
about high rent at a community event Wednesday, saying she treated him like "someone
on the plantation."

Adams' rant came in response to a woman who had interjected during his comments at a
community conversation town hall in Manhattan. The woman had interrupted his remarks
and accused the mayor of raising New York City rent and supporting increases.

"Ifyou are going to ask a question, don't point at me and don't be disrespectful to me,"
Adams told the woman. "I'm the mayor of the city. Treat me with the respect I deserve to
be treated. I'm speaking to you as an adult. Don't stand in front like you treating someone
that's on the plantation that you own. Give me the respect I deserve and engage in the
conversation up here in Washington Heights."

"Treat me with the same level of respect I treat you," Adams continued. "So, don't be
pointing at me, don't be disrespectful to me. Speak with me as an adult because 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. I answered your question."

NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS SUES 30 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR REFUSING TO HOUSE
MIGRANTS

New York City Mayor Eric Adams engages in a tense back-and-forth with a woman during a town hall Wednesday. (NYC
Mayor's Office/YouTube)

Following his response to the woman, audience members and city officials briefly
applauded Adams.

The mayor's fierce comments came moments after his initial response to the woman. He
noted that he owns a three-family home in Brooklyn but has never increased the rent on
his tenants. Adams also sidestepped blame for rent increases, saying the New York City
Rent Guidelines Board makes those decisions.

NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS WANTS TO HOUSE MIGRANTS IN CHURCHES, PROPOSES

PRIVATE RESIDENCES DOWN THE ROAD

"Ithink it was a three percent recommendation," he said. "I don't control the board. I make
appointments. They made the decision."

Adams applauded a decision from the Rent Guidelines Board recommending higher rent prices earlier this month. (Luiz C.
Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

On June 21, the Rent Guidelines Board announced recommendations paving the way for
landlords to increase rents by 3% this year. The move impacts more than a million rent-
apartments in the city.

Following the announcement, Adams commended the board's decision.

"Finding the right balance is never easy, but I believe the board has done so this year — as
evidenced by affirmative votes from both tenant and public representatives," he said in a
statement.

Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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