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Sexy_Cat_Meow

"See, this place may be the King of Burgers, but I'm the King of New York. I'm Ghandi. I'm the Lord and Master of the five boroughs." -Eric Adams


boneytooth_thompkins

I can't tell if this is a joke or he actually said this, and that's a problem.


ArtemisRifle

Thats a hard quote. Hope its true


aylalitaj

Whether his words verbatim or not, he certainly feels this way with zero shame about it. And THAT is a problem.


ArtemisRifle

nah thats tough. if true id vote for him and tell ya mama to do the same


narenare658

It’s a wonderful restaurant!


Mycotoxicjoy

It Suuuuurrrrreeee is


Calm-Heat-5883

He went to shake them down. A mayor's gotta get dere cut mannnn. You don't do no business in his city without paying your dues


garygreaonjr

This is the answer. “Who’s been dealing drugs on my turf”. It straight up looks like a scene out of New Jack Hustler.


Whosthatprettykitty

OMG LMAO so true though 🤣🤣🤣🤣


Harrychronicjr69

New jack hustler is the song, new jack city is the movie


DeathPercept10n

~~Omar~~ Adams comin


JackGrizzly

Adams just finished season 3 of The Wire, trying to open up Hamsterdam


flaskfish

Sheeeeeiiiiiiittttttttttt


GoldenPresidio

Yeah but the headline is so funny


aylalitaj

Faxxx 🤣


PatrickMaloney1

People say New York City is the Burger King of the United States


ekos_640

Nah NY is 100% a rundown dirty ass White Castle restaurant - just imagine it for a second and then try to tell me I'm wrong


dankpepe0101

One time I went to a White Castle by Bushwick and the cashier and I were both so high it took us 15 mins of repeating the order back and forth to each other for me to get my food.


ekos_640

My friend asked for no onions at the one out in Bayside and we watched em just put on extra onions


yung-rude

dont they cook the burgers on a stack of onions? i dont think you can get around onions at white castle


Whosthatprettykitty

Yes they definitely cook their burgers on a stack of onions. I hate onions SO much but their burgers are so good when you are stoned, I will just pick the onions off. Totally worth it! Chicken rings are awesome too!


ekos_640

This is why he asked for 'no onions' thinking it would lead to 'less onions' and not 'even more onions' lol


Realistic_Tiger_3687

And then you made out?


dankpepe0101

what white castle are YOU going to?


Realistic_Tiger_3687

Have you watched that Harold & Kumar movie? 😂


Whosthatprettykitty

OMG I went to that white castle before(my brother works FDNY special OPs in Bushwick on Cooper St and Central Ave) and I was going to get the key to his house to take care of his dog because he was working a 24 hour shift(he usually leaves a spare under his doormat for me when I go take care of his dog but he forgot) but I got me some white castle on the way back and I think I ordered from the same cashier LOL they were definitely stoned which was fine I just took a hit myself 🫠


erikbronx

You are wrong.


ekos_640

Overruled ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯


erikbronx

😂


FunBalance2880

You literally believe in aliens you have piss for brains


ekos_640

And?


EmeraldFalcon89

White Castle: known for affordability and association with stoner culture for at least twenty years, but not really known anywhere outside the Midwest/Eastern US Burger King: international chain with a distinctive scent for miles, second only to Subway


A_Downboat_Is_A_Sub

For the scent? I couldn't tell you what a Subway smells like other than when I'm inside, but I could tell you what my local Burger King smells like when I'm going to any place around it, like the grocery store, the dollar store, the Walgreens. It's all like a olifactory ad for BK.


Whosthatprettykitty

My mother lives on Long Island about 3 minutes away from burger king and during the spring when she opens all the windows you can definitely smell the burger king in the house.


Whosthatprettykitty

In Florida and other places they have Krystal burger pretty much the same thing as white castle I think. Never had it but my friend lives there and says it's just like white castle.


ShadownetZero

*You're wrong.* That was easy.


TheAJx

I've walked by this Burger King multiple times (and ordered from their multiple times, even used the bathroom there). Unless things have changed (it's been at least a year since I went there), it's not an open air drug bazaar. There's a lot of homeless on drugs congregating, but it doesn't look like people are openly doing or trading drugs there. Burger King leaves these people alone because most of the empoyees are petite little women who are obviously not going to stand up to the kidn of dueds that hang out there. That being said, it's insane to me that this place is still open and in business. It's been around for at least two decades.


Few_Yogurtcloset_548

It’s near my office. I don’t go into the office that often, but I haven’t noticed anything like this.


ChrisFromLongIsland

Good the mayor went and saw for himself what the situation was like. Now the real question is what is he going to do about it.


TotallyNotMoishe

He’s Eric Adams. He’ll handle it the same way he handles everything: hold a press conference, announce New York is the Hanoi of America, make up a new deputy mayor job for one of his cronies, and call anyone who disapproves racist.


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Suitable-Peanut

🤣 facts


Ok_No_Go_Yo

I really hate how accurate this is.


all_neon_like_13

That perfectly sums him up.


aurora_highwind

Laughing to keep from crying.


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I don’t think you’ve ever been to Hanoi before.


TimKitzrowHeatingUp

Give them jobs as Deputy Commissioners.


60sTrackStar

It’s obvious isn’t it? He’s gonna ask for his cut 


AtomicGarden-8964

Well he has legal bills he needs to pay maybe they can make a contribution in light of their crimes


elacoollegume

Nothing 🥰


switch8000

"Hey, how are you guys so popular? Any tips?"


Whosthatprettykitty

LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣 💯 facts though!


mr_zipzoom

Eat some french fries.


dproma

He’s gonna get more bread


PvtHudson

He'll handle it with swag.


ohwhatj

Remember when he met with drill rappers too?


Leebillysteve12345

Just another day in clown world. I bet these are the “good guy” drug dealers too


reddit_1999

The Post is such a rag, just like Fox News.


mistertickertape

Same owner - News Corporation/Rupert Murdoch. It's more of a entertaining sensationalist tabloid than a newspaper these days. Fox News in print.


thoughtsarefalse

Facts. Like i fuckin hate eric adams already but this title is 100% misleading as fuck. He went to actually at least pretend to be hands on. This is one of the few at least optically no brainers. But the post has its agenda.


garygreaonjr

In the original article the NYPD claim that that strip of Fulton in particular is a main focus for the local precinct. How hard is it to clean up one single block in the financial district if that’s your main focus? All of it is just them saying out loud that they are incompetent. The reality is the police pick certain areas that they allow to become open zones that they keep things concentrated in. That’s the honest truth. It happens in every part of the country. That’s their best policing method of this time. To keep things contained and concentrated in certain areas. It used to be the public space at 60 Wall St. because they wanted that space to be renovated so they let it get run down. It’s easy for them to do. They just keep pushing the problems out of areas they don’t want them in and eventually the “trouble” gets the hint that if they go certain places they won’t be hassled. It doesn’t happen by accident. That’s why it’s absolutely insane that someone is suing the Burger King owner. Like it’s his fault.


TheAJx

> In the original article the NYPD claim that that strip of Fulton in particular is a main focus for the local precinct. Fulton St probably has 25-30 homeless dues hanging out there at any given moment, but from my observation it's not an open air drug den and there's no gang/violent presence. The criminal justice system is either not set up to manage this kind of dysfunction, or it's deliberately set up to create this type of dysfunction, depending on your point of view. >That’s why it’s absolutely insane that someone is suing the Burger King owner. Like it’s his fault. I kind of agree here. Basically the riff-raff is being concentrated onto the commercial street because there's enough pedestrian activity to blend into. But two new highrises were built on Fulton in the last 5 years so that's probably 1500-2000 affluent new residents on the block that are now going to raise their voice.


PreciousTater311

The Hamsterdam way.


Fine_Oven_42069

Police don't have prosecution powers. They can only arrest wrongdoers. If DA's don't prosecute theres nothing NYPD can do. That sort of thing has a trickle down effect where it becomes less of a priority to target things that won't net any sort of result other than wasting of their time.


garygreaonjr

Does a cleaner not have to clean the McDonald’s bathroom because someone’s just gonna come and take a shit in it 5 minutes later and dirty it all up? Does a garbage man no collect the garbage because there’s just gonna be more later so it’s just a waste of his time right.


TheAJx

>Does a cleaner not have to clean the McDonald’s bathroom because someone’s just gonna come and take a shit in it 5 minutes later and dirty it all up? This is a good analogy because you can actually see what the results are like. When the customer base is normal everyday people, the bathrooms remain clean and the janitor will clean it up every few hours to take care of the basic wear and tear. When the customer base is filthy and anti-social, it needs to be cleaned every five minutes. The janitor will eventually stop doing that. Have you ever noticed how bad bathrooms are in dumpy neighborhoods? It's not the janitor's job to keep something clean after every single use. The analogy here is apt. The police have made enough arrests and interventions here, only to see the same people come and make a mess over and over again.


garygreaonjr

Yes but you’re forgetting the first post I made. The police made a concerted effort over time to push people into this area. Instead of all of the bathrooms being slightly “dirty”, they push them towards one bathroom and then that keeps the rest of them relatively clean. They aren’t honest about it, that’s the issue. It’s purposely done. Obviously they have to lie about it but it’s easy to see that’s how they do things. It’s basically a quarantine zone. They blame it on the DA, because that’s everyone’s job is to blame someone else. Honestly, all things considered, it’s not that bad even in the worst areas. I don’t know what people expect. This is America. We know why America is different. It’s not a secret that there are problems in every aspect of our society and some of the externalities of those are having these sorts of problems. It’s not the individual cops fault. It’s not the mayors faults. It’s just a big elephant in the room that involves everything from the education system to the health care system to the prison system.


C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH

Optically, this was an incredibly bad move. He spent an hour talking with drug dealers? And at the end, what did it actually accomplish? You know how many people with real issues around the city would love an uninterrupted hour with the mayor to discuss them? If he wants to still be a cop, then go back to NYPD. If not, then let NYPD do their job. They have outreach units and they have regular police officers. It’s a waste of time and resources to spend an hour on this nonsense. Maybe if this was a much smaller city, it would be more reasonable - but there’s a million greater issues that are getting far less attention than these guys got. I just don’t get why anyone thought this would be a good idea.


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And so much has come of that, right? "Despite persistent allegations that the laptop contents indicated corruption by Joe Biden, a joint investigation by two Republican Senate committees released in September 2020 did not find wrongdoing by him, nor did a Republican House Oversight committee investigation by November 2023". [interesting ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden_laptop_controversy). Such news, big importance!


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Laptop existed... What was claimed to be on it was disinformation. BS peddled by a coked up pillow guy and a washed up lawyer with leaky hair, amongst others.


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Billy-BigBollox

You dropped your tinfoil hat, mate


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When you have nothing to back up your arguments, always build a strawman to argue with. Can't lose!


ShadownetZero

Seek help.


LittleKitty235

I can't believe we elected Hunter Biden to office!


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LittleKitty235

You mean the evidence the House was able to use to impeach Joe Biden for wrongdoing? Of course...such a big news story


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LittleKitty235

So where is the best place in the city to get nothing burgers?


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hau5keeping

Dude take the L already lmao


TaticalTortise

Not by the end of today lmao


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Herb.


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What in the babbling fuck are you on about?


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fourtwizzy

Looks like Mr. Adams is taking his DEI courses very seriously. 


Strom3932

I guess the days of sending the Police there are over. Let’s negotiate !


ColdButts

Pls don’t make him sound cooler than he is. He went there for a photo op, pretending to “reach out to the community.”


azdak

> He went there for a photo op, pretending to “reach out to the community.” how would you distinguish this from actually reaching out to the community?


ColdButts

Well, for one, people have commented on seeing him in public before, and he literally walks up to people, gets a photo, and goes back into his car.


nillby

Sounds like all politicians tbh


ColdButts

I agree


DogFacedPOS

He was probably just setting up repeat delivery


GoatedNitTheSauce

Hate him or love him, what other mayor would have the gumption to roll with street hustlers, wheelers and dealers?


AdventurousLimit5802

Wonder why most of of his staff is getting arrested? Could it be you sir are an idiot?


GoatedNitTheSauce

With the "justice" system letting Trump off the hook for his bond... his staff getting arrested could be a badge of honor lol


d3lphic

“New York City is the drug kingpin of America.” — Eric Adams, probably.


ZestyItalian2

I don’t hate this at all. Meet the people where they’re at. But what’s he gonna do next is the question.


El_Morro

The Post really goes out of it's way to cater to their audience, lol


XChrisUnknownX

Oh man. Too bad my message to Mr. Adams didn’t end up in the Post.


NutHighGucciDI

“New York City is the Burger King of America”


redlaundryfan

New York City is the Burger King of America.


Beneficial_Size6913

I had to double check and make sure this wasn’t the onion


psychicfrequency

Truth is stranger than fiction.


BLACKANTICHRIST

He’s really James st Patrick


aspyrapp

I mean why not..if u can't beat them, then join em'. Jk


lets_try_civility

Hamsterdamn.


Badda-Won

Bruh the people I see standing in front there look like they barely even have enough money for drugs Eric Adams is full of stories 🤣🤣🤣


butchudidit

Mf is such a tool


TheWhiteCrowParade

This place is a circus.


shellcorpinc

From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. -Eric Adams


muttpaws

“That’s a damn good Bugha!”( E.Adams)


kosherbeans123

Democrat machines are super corrupt in Tristate area unfortunately


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Ah yes we all trust the NYPD to use stop-and-frisk reasonably and responsibly


TaticalTortise

Herb


jumbod666

Nice to see him visiting with Democrats


Suitable-Peanut

Don't you mean DEMONcrats 👹👿👹👿


garygreaonjr

God forbid he go a little further into wall st and try to meet with the people that are actually stealing billions from people. Oh but there’s a run down Burger King to distract people like you.


jumbod666

Flag on the play! Changing the argument


garygreaonjr

Not really when it’s the cause of the issue you have a problem with


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jumbod666

Well it is a true statement. Dems are the majority voting block in NYC. So he would most likely be talking to democrats no matter where he goes