Mayor Eric Adams has criticized a New York
Times story that claimed he lied about carrying a
photo of a friend and an NYPD officer who was killed in the line of duty.
The story published on Wednesday claimed the photo of the fallen officer
was created and doctored to appear weathered by the mayor's staff.
The mayor has often cited the photo to shine a light on the danger
nature of policing in New York City
after the article was published, he doubled down and via spokesperson said, quote,
it is disgusting that the New York Times has chosen to have Robert Venables,
friends and family relive the tragic murder of a loved one for nothing more
than feeding its obsession with dissecting every
single moment of Mayor Adams life.