Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
NYC Mayor Adams on Bribery Charges, Corruption, & Which Borough Has The Baddest Shawtys
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
YERRR! NYC Mayor Eric Adams pulled up to FLAGRANT and it got real. Adams talked about his Turkish controversies, and broke down how he handles crime, critics, and chaos. He talks about what it actually means to lead NYC, why NYC is the best, what it takes to be a New Yorker and dropped some classic one-liners. This episode is wild, Flagrant and 100% New York. INDULGE. 00:00 Intro 1:10 Alexx might know Eric's shorty 2:28 From Squeegee to mayor 3:43 Eric addresses his home search video 6:01 Upbringing, Running numbers + Dyslexia's impact 11:42 Dunk culture, social media + Cannabis Use 13:54 It's all your fault, even when it isn't 17:04 Reality v Perception + NYC feels less safe 23:04 Cops' role, Mayor's successes + What makes us feel unsafe? 30:28 Migrant issue in NYC + Federal "edicts" 40:04 Gangs driving migration, Narratives & Addressing Biden 45:54 Eric addressing Turkish bribery case 51:54 The deep state, Trump's role + Collaboration with ICE for crime 1:00:50 Should legal migrants be scared to exercise free speech? 1:03:39 Biden's record + Lack of accountability 1:07:34 Cost of bribery case + Permanent gov. 1:12:56 Air out these people + Finding efficiencies 1:21:21 Relationship with Trump now 1:24:38 Raising financial literacy + NY has swag 1:30:30 What makes a real New Yorker? Rikers Prison Problem 1:36:21 What happened with Epstein? Give me the secrets 1:38:34 Run ins with Supreme Team + G Unit + Real compensation 1:42:39 Keys to the city 1:43:14 We need an E11EVEN 1:46:25 Canal Street is wildin' 1:49:41 Best Bodega Boner Pill 1:50:01 Eric is running as a Democrat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: How did Eric Adams rise to become Mayor of NYC?
You're darn right I do. Do you know who you think it came from? That's a great question. And I don't want to sound conspiracy theory, but there's a permanent government.
Is this like what people refer to? And I think this word has been used too much, but like the deep state or whatever it is.
It's not used too much. It's real, brother. Mayors come and go. Presidents come and go. Governors come and go. Permanent government is real. And whoever's trying to act like it's not real, they're lying. And which borough has the most attractive women? I think all of them have great shorties.
There it is, everybody.
This is awesome. Thank you so much. Born and raised New Yorkers, Alex and I. Okay. I probably know you. This girl has got to be so gassy right now.
She's going to be telling everybody, I'm your shorty and I rock.
Do we know who that girl is? They, you know, it's like, what's that story? What's that show that used to come on with The Real? The Real World. No, The Truth. They asked the person, the panelists, questions, and they said, with The Real, whoever you stand up. Oh, yeah, yeah. I forgot his truth. Is it truth? Something true.
Lie to me, maybe? Yeah.
Nah, I'll get the name of it to come to me when it come on. So, you know, probably everybody's running around and saying, I'm the shorty, I'm the shorty, I'm the shorty. You know, so.
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Chapter 2: What are Eric Adams' views on crime and safety in NYC?
You know, to get in here, sit down, and have real, authentic conversations. That's why people connect with your show. Yeah. Because of, you know, it's just an authentic conversation.
Dude, this is one of the things that we were, you know, as we were doing, like, prep for this, I'm watching all these videos from you, and I'm like, I'm so curious. Like, are you aware of the moments you have that go viral?
Like... You know...
does it hit you like it hits because you say some stuff like obviously the shorty and far rock thing was crazy right but there are other things you say like remember when you were we have the video i almost want you to watch it like when you were teaching the parents how to find drugs in there right okay okay sorry have you watched this have you watched this yes yes i love this piece
As a baby doll, it could be just a baby doll, but also it could be a place where you can secrete or hide drugs.
Over the pillows. Those are just pillows. Those are just pillows. Like a pillow like this with a button.
Oh, the button.
Invitation to hide something. I felt something bumpy. I will reach in, see what it is. Oh, damn. A pillow, a gun. Look how flat I was. Now, each one of those scenarios that you saw, the gun in the pillow, the baby doll, those were real scenarios.
People who either was arrested, because a lot of people don't know if your child or someone in your household is doing something improper, they come in and they do a warrant. They're taking everybody. They're taking parents. Right, right. And so parents often didn't even know what was happening in their home. And so I said, you know what? I'm getting all these stories.
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Chapter 3: How does Eric Adams address the migrant issue in NYC?
See, we think you are. Because this is an interesting story, right? You started out as a kid, and I'm doing some research, and you had a kind of tough upbringing.
You were doing some kind of, I mean, around some wild stuff. Is this how you were saying it?
I'm glad you said that. And now the question is why. When you wake up every morning, there was a ritual. I have a ritual now that I do every morning. Yeah. When you woke up every morning... What's the ritual?
Does it have to do with crystals?
Because we got some crystals for you. Stones have a lot of energy. And I want to share that. We got a lot to talk about in an hour and a half.
What type of stone? Crackstone has tons of energy.
The best way to start the morning. But I used to start the morning, every morning, praying, you know, God don't make me read. God don't make you read? Yeah, in school. Because I was like that.
Right, right.
And if I read something and stumbled over the words the whole day, you know, kids are cute, but you know what? No, they're ruthless. They're ruthless. They would say, let's act like we're Eric Reid. And they would stumble over the, the, the, you know, right. And so the whole day you would go through it.
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Chapter 4: What is the controversy involving Eric Adams and Turkish Airlines?
Yeah, how does that even work?
How does it work?
Before the lottery system was in place, there was a... You look in the newspaper at the racetracks, and you see these last three numbers, digits. And you could bet on what those last three digits were going to be. You know?
So it's a gambling ring... I've heard about this, and I've definitely heard that it no longer exists in the Dominican neighborhoods in New York. They definitely don't have their own gambling rate or lottery system. So that's what the lottery would be. And if you could predict those numbers, they would be privatized.
$0.50, $0.25 would give you a certain dollar amount, $0.50.
so you walk around with these slips you go around the community they come inside the stores and they say okay I think 382 I had a dream last night and I saw 382 you'll bet on that people bet all the time on those numbers and hinges there were there was a there were newspapers that were in the community whole industry around numbers giving you advice on the numbers and so what I learned later in life like I learned I was dyslexic in college
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Chapter 5: What is Eric Adams' relationship with Trump and the deep state?
And I heard a young lady listening to a documentary on dyslexia. And I took it out and I said, wait a minute, man, I'm not dumb, I'm dyslexic. So I went from a D student to a A student once I learned. When you look at all these young people who are incarcerated, 30 to 40 percent of them across the country are dyslexic or have a learning disability.
Wow.
So if you feel- They're struggling in school.
There's no other opportunity. It's like a pipeline. They go to, ah, that's it.
They go. So the crime is not only what they did on the street. It's what we're doing to them.
Right. So being able to diagnose these things earlier. Same with mental health, a lot of people say. Yeah.
Right now we're doing dyslexia screening. So we're catching a young person and giving them the services that they need, that they don't feel that they're done. How do you even fix dyslexia? What do you do? All you do is learn differently. Your mind process, because the words are mumbled, the letters are mumble jumble mixed up. But once you learn how to process and learn differently, how you learn.
You can rewrite.
exactly exactly and so that led to like you said all that crazy stuff you were doing i was saying why am i sitting in school why am i going there just to you know so once you become the a student now you go i need to put those other people in jail like that's how you feel like why would these criminals take advantage of my disability and put me on the streets that's how you get locked up you know and so you know it was you know you can have a dyslexic people you locked up
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Chapter 6: How does Eric Adams manage various crises in NYC?
But we have to be real concerned about what's happening with our children in Canada.
I feel like most people are supportive of that. Like, I think most adults in New York would go, hey, we got to keep weed out of the kids and we got to protect the kids. I feel like, yeah, I feel like most adults in New York are supportive of that. I also feel like there's a lot of support around issues in New York, but there's not a lot of understanding on how issues get fixed. Right.
And that's one of the things about, like, I'm always curious when I talk to elected officials. It's like, it's your fault. No matter what happens, it's your fault. Right. Even if you don't have the power to change it. Especially the mayor, man. Bro. So it's like, and I always say this, I'm like, the mayor is the second most powerful position in America, the mayor of New York. Right. Right.
I didn't even know that the governor was a woman until like a month ago.
I've never known that we had governor we had a blind guy governor I didn't know New York is not a state it's a city you know what I mean you ask people in Texas New York they're not thinking of the state I grew up in Texas I only thought of the city and that is our I guess our blind spot is like not seeing outside the city but it's like if you are there's the president of the United States and then next it's the mayor of New York and then there's the rest of the people in government so
And that's why civics is crucial, so people can understand who's responsible. For these different things. Right. Because when you're the mayor, I don't care what it is, man. It's your fault. A guy stepped to me a couple of months ago, man, saying, listen, I'm getting divorced. You know, it's your fault.
You had sex with my wife in Fort Rock.
Laying meat, though.
that one is your fault that's the case is so people are saying well you know the the trains don't are not operating the way they're supposed to that's the state man that's not the city oh so wait the trains meaning like the two three four and five the state is in charge of that the state is in charge of
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Chapter 7: What are Eric Adams' thoughts on NYC's future and challenges?
Our job is to protect the people. I'm in charge of the police in the system. Yeah. And what we've done in the system is unbelievable. A lot of people, when I walk in rooms and I say, tell me how many crimes you think, serious crimes you think happen in the subway system. People say 100, 200 a day, 300 a day. We have 4.6 million riders every day.
Yeah.
We have six felonies a day. Out of 4.6 million, I don't feel like going to work. I'm pissed off. People on the subway. It's a miracle that we're able to move that volume of people every day and deal with the mental health issues down in the subway system. People are attracted to that.
All right, guys, let's do some tour dates. Side splitters. We're at like eight shows right now. I think a few of them have like three tickets left, but we added another show Saturday at 4 p.m. on April 12th. So hurry up and get tickets to that. Also, April 18th through the 20th, I'm going to be in Denver and in the Denver area, April 18th and 19th.
I'm going to be at Comedy Works South in Greenwood Village, April 20th, my traditional 420 show at the Comedy Works downtown. These are my favorite clubs in America, so make sure you come to that. Also, May 9th and 10th, Virginia Beach, June 19th and 20th, Salt Lake City, and June 21st, and August 1st and 2nd, Kansas City, Missouri. Get your tickets to those dates and more at AlkaSync.com.
Love y'all. Get back to the show now.
All right. Don't skip forward, guys. It's the world's fastest date read ever. Mark Gagnon is coming to your city. All right. I'm officially a pro comic. I'm going to Charleston, Atlanta, Stronsburg, Hoboken, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Raleigh, Poughkeepsie, Portland, Fort Worth, Austin, Stanford, Philadelphia, Levittown, Chandler, Arizona, San Diego. Many more dates to come.
If any guys named Chandler want to suck his dick.
Nope, Chandler's a good city with good people. You don't have to do that.
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