As shocking as such a departure from decorum might seem, several Council members and staffers in the chambers at the time of the alleged incident say it simply never happened and her retelling of it more closely aligns to a version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Mayor Adams broke ground Wednesday on a new office building in eastern Brooklyn that he described as a blueprint for how to foster a “more inclusive” city but the Council member who represents the neighborhood raised concern that the project could fuel gentrification in the area.