Adams Adviser Hands Reporter Bag of Cash in Latest Twist to NYC Mayoral Race
New York Mayor Eric Adams and Winnie Greco in New York, in a photo provided by the New York Mayoral Photography Office, in 2023.
Photographer: Violet Mendelsund/New York Mayoral Photography Office/AP PhotoFor Winnie Greco, a longtime adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, it was a gesture of friendship. A bag of Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion ripple cut potato chips containing a red envelope with a $100 bill and a bunch of $20s enclosed as a gift to a friend.
For the recipient — a reporter for The City — it was a gift she could never accept. She reportedly told Greco as much on Wednesday, before Greco later asked the publication to “please forget about this.”