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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Criticized For Referencing 9/11 In Praising "Greatest City on the Globe'

In a comment that immediately caused a backlash, the mayor of New York City referenced the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in calling New York the “greatest city on the globe.” In an interview that took place on Sunday, Dec. 17 on WPIX-TV, Mayor Eric Adams was asked to describe 2023 by Dan Mannarino. “New York,” Adams said. “This is a place where every day you wake up, you could experience everything from a plane crashing into our Trade Center to a person who’s celebrating a...

Eric Adams On Why NYC Is The ‘Greatest City’: You Can Experience ‘Plane Crashing Into Our Trade Center’

New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams generated controversy this week during an interview with a local television station when he said that one of the things that makes New York City the “greatest city on the globe” is the possibility people could experience a terrorist attack there. The moment happened during an interview with host Dan Mannarino on WPIX-TV’s “PIX on Politics” when Adams was asked to describe 2023 in one word. “Mr. Mayor, we’ve come to the end of what was a very eventful 2023,” Mannarino said. “So...