The elderly woman New York City Mayor Eric Adams compared to a plantation owner told reporters that she and her family fled the Nazi regime amid the Holocaust.
New York 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.compared to a plantation owner was born as her family fled the Holocaust.
The elderly woman whom New York City Mayor Eric Adams compared to a plantation owner fled the Nazi regime in Germany with her family.Dubnau said she was not trying to be disrespectful to Adams and that she had to shout her question because there was no microphone at the event. Adams' spokesperson Fabian Levy told Fox News Digital that the"community conversations were created as a space where we could discuss different issues."
"This administration has invested more money for housing than any in New York City history. We’re advancing comprehensive plans to build more homes, faster, and across the city, which is the only way to truly solve the affordability crisis," he continued."And we’ve invested in efforts to protect tenants from eviction and expanded rental assistance."
"If you 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.
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