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The New York Times is calling into question a story from New York City Mayor Eric Adams that he has carried a photo of a fallen officer in his wallet for decades. Since taking office last year, Adams has repeated an anecdote about fallen police colleague and friend Robert Venable, who was fatally shot in
I keep a picture of robert in my wallet. >> this photo appears, a little bit weathered, which would make sense if he was carrying it around for decades. but according to the new york times, it was actually just printed last year by city hall employees, who were directed to ill coffee on it, to ge it that older look. now, the mayor's office is calling this report a false attack, saying in part, to be clear, mor adams made a photocopy of a photograph of officer venabl that was printed in an nypd transit news bulletins from november, 1987. which mayor adams still has possessions of to this day, a...
Three of Robert Venable's relatives, including his own daughter, rushed to Adams' defense after the New York Times alleged he had lied about carrying a weathered photo of his friend and fallen NYPD comrade in his wallet.
Mayor Eric Adams has often talked about a wrinkled photo of a fallen police officer that he kept in his wallet. Now that photo and the story have been called into question.
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New York Times: A story often shared by New York's mayor has been called into question.