New York City Mayor Eric Adams lashed out at a woman and compared her to a plantation owner after she questioned him about rent increases in the city, the New York Post reported.
Video shows Adams telling the woman to stand after she interrupted him and accused him of raising the rent on the city's rent-stabilized apartments.
"You said before and after that you supported those rent increases," the woman said while pointing her finger in Adam's direction.
“First, if you’re going to ask a question, don’t point at me and don’t be disrespectful to me,” Adams shot back. “I’m the mayor of this city and treat me with the respect that would deserve to be treated. I’m speaking to you as an adult."
“Don’t stand in front like you treated someone that’s on the plantation that you own," he added. “I’m a grown man. I walked into this room as a grown man and I’ll walk out of this room as a grown man."
“I answered your question – go to the next table," he said.
Adams was the subject of criticism last week when the Rent Guidelines Board voted to allow rent to be raised up to 6 percent in the city's rent-stabilized apartments.
