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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Monday went after his city\u2019s current mayor, Eric Adams, and a recently reported incident involving a chip bag and a longtime Adams adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are speaking about allegations that none of us would have entertained as possible or plausible, that cash would be stuffed in an envelope within a bag of chips given to a reporter. Even when I say it, it sounds ludicrous, and yet, this is what Mayor Adams\u2019s administration has brought,\u201d Mamdani said at a press conference Tuesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you know, I\u2019ve been asked time and time again, who is my number one opponent in this race? Who am I most fearful of? And frankly, it is the despair and the disaffection that New Yorkers hold for politics that I am running against,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it is one that I do not blame them for, because if you were to see this each and every day, why would you believe in the promise of local government?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mamdani is running against Adams and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a heated race for New York City mayor, with both Adams and Cuomo running as independents despite identifying as Democrats in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Wednesday, local outlet THE CITY reported that in the wake of a Harlem campaign event, an Adams aide involved with his campaign had tried to hand off money to one of its reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The money was from Winnie Greco, who has long been associated with Adams, and came via a red envelope featuring cash in a bag of potato chips, The CITY reported. Adams\u2019s campaign spokesperson, Todd Shapiro, said later there had been a suspension of Greco from the campaign, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are shocked by these reports,\u201d Shapiro said, according to THE CITY. \u201cWinnie Grecco [sic] holds no position in this campaign and has been suspended from all VOLUNTEER campaign-related activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steven Brill, an attorney for Greco, said that the handing of money over to the reporter was not done with any bad intent, THE CITY reported<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can see how this looks strange,\u201d Brill said, according to the outlet. \u201cBut I assure you that Winnie\u2019s intent was purely innocent. In the Chinese culture, money is often given to others in a gesture of friendship and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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