Mayor Eric Adams and the New York Times have gone to war over claims he lied about carrying a weathered photo of his friend and fallen NYPD comrade in his wallet for decades. Mayor Eric Adams holds up the photo of NYPD Officer Robert Venable that he says he’s carried around in his wallet for decades. Dennis A. ClarkOfficer Robert Venable, a transit officer, was killed in the line of duty by drug dealers in East New York in 1987. “I still think about Robert,” Adams said at a press conference in January last year. Thomas Guercio/New York PostThe Times source alleges the mocked-up photo was created soon after Adams made those remarks.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2023 17:50 UTC