It's Monday in New York City, where New Yorkers not on the streaming site parti.com might have missed Mayor *Eric Adams'* Saturday night livestream with *Sneako*, a right-wing internet personality who's been kicked off YouTube and Twitch for making comments including, "Down with the yahud [Jews]." ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gothamist <gothamist@lists.wnyc.org> Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2025, 9:14 AM Subject: Mayor Adams' late-night chat with a right-wing streamer To: <g@xny.io> Plus: Prime Mutton rates your Guinness View this email in a browser. <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=bd2c067df20bda1802bfb23dbd0a98e635d09cb36db65f1e1fbe5acc308471028ef72676ccd6a47da730102d09dc095f1a93c4944b43a8af459833270b6ecf2d876f9e4250e0ee68b6538fb9d480fc5f> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=8bce920299b31573ab3d95c11ccb7bc97a765a58149f605bb4b0543e20908f4cb7ab458221e398006ad2d30965f15f599e015c3a3e47c4fdd876e913c665336f> Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. 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It's Monday in New York City, where New Yorkers not on the streaming site parti.com might have missed Mayor *Eric Adams'* Saturday night livestream with *Sneako*, a right-wing internet personality who's been kicked off YouTube and Twitch for making comments including, "Down with the yahud [Jews]." Also present for the stream — which took place on the porch of Gracie Mansion from about 10:30 to midnight — was Adams' son, the rapper Jordan Coleman, and Amber Rose, a TV personality who spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Between puffs of Sneako's personal brand of cigars, Adams plugged FBI Director Kash Patel's book, criticized the Democratic Party's "cover-up" of former President Joe Biden's declining health, and recommended cryptocurrency as a great way to send money out of the country. Here's a full recap of their late-night chat <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09cdba1ac7122f61e826372aa9b44e8859603c502897f4d2e6d525035d870c51f3e8ba471045d173026af1e6d2fd540a8239c54ed610f7400e7> . And here's what else is happening: - Thousands of demonstrators took to New York City's rainy streets <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09c9033d2d52306e0bf699d3a313335a2b29ef88bf24a4d98e8c6084407fe724cdf35c5e96ca2ad9353ab7aa2222249653b84bda617f1b4e6b0> on Saturday for the *"No Kings"* protest against the Trump administration's policies. - Following the demonstration, *Mayor Adams* called for a statewide ban on face coverings at protests <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09cf5e1a0c3b463514aced95b121db8e262819e1cf52dfc6f5e83836b69790ce31cce2e955d7e78661a8fc9511559d807e729061a80015c69af>, arguing that current law doesn’t go far enough to deter disorderly conduct. - *Early voting* for the June citywide primary kicked off on Saturday, with turnout nearly twice as high <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09c144983fe221a7ba4573dea82ab08e54947de66399a3c97d3dc162ae57549b1c3d96c51a95cb50f1b5a0eee81098e05d533e223b6e9fc561d> as the first day of early voting in the 2021 mayoral primary. - The early voting period continues until June 22 — here's our complete guide to the primaries <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09cfa07f007b6d0263ee1a911808cadec1a5dbaefa1a3b1614325edfbf2a422748dd5b1d72a231fd4b6b00cb54b5546004a8c5c5c7aaaa7da0a>, along with a refresher on how ranked-choice voting works <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09c6636127723a6efb5cd5280d767f858b1d939916343973a28c4087d99879cd877a25a593d77d3fb93c051550ef87945a276edd76bd99d8ee6> . - New York state lawmakers want to impose new safety requirements <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09cb62dabc25bf8cb104c3fae481312af3a04fb251d6f55c1dd65eb3473691e3842c7da4eebe59d5af3f283ab18417fd99a46c4698754fc7af8> for the world’s most advanced *AI models* — but federal lawmakers are threatening to usurp the new rules before they’re ever implemented. - President *Donald Trump*’s “big, beautiful bill” could eliminate the tax credits that New Jersey homeowners who use solar energy <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=76b7c48b02fbd09c1eedba5c545a36ef9a6b9db56f022026221c34289d87d00f9d1691a851e7abf45d34eb93bea69732a63f446c86b74492f8b2828317b47a7c> rely on to keep monthly prices low. - New York City is supposed to offer to store individuals' belongings for 90 days after a *homeless encampment sweep*, but the Adams administration said it stored people’s things just 13 times <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f2902672b23946c4911589017e83a28bcce2729bc8c5d01783f125af85a157dfa1405b32be79d1449158b773deddff0d1a0d627235dd8755d7893> between January and the end of May this year — during which several hundred sweeps could have occurred. - Mayor Adams said he's turning a protected bike lane on *Bedford Avenue* back into an unprotected bike lane <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f2902387d4619dad22fdecd222902ab25988527f8f92b487638b0d6fd8f5e0401fac4edc0307813dfac1c2053e82b4efdfed4cfb31180a49cefe5> after fielding criticism from Williamsburg's Hasidic community about kids getting hit by cyclists. - The head of the *United Federation of Teachers* said New York City educators are divided between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in this year's mayoral primary, making it impossible for the union to endorse anyone <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f29028b8bd825a47c9da7b3fd0ea72e3071feff0dd1ab8ff9dd70b659f97e1e9d953fd20c65444b3114d49b1108d363042f1d12838753b7b85c8a> . - Happy belated *Father's Day* to the peregrine falcon dads <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f2902654c5ff81d42a4bbc5ce28798f400350a387c851a1e93c691a20dc5d85b06fc42cc790c8768430fb302c5fdd985e8d2cef2a555921a3acd0> who've been caring for their recently hatched chicks nesting atop the George Washington and Bayonne bridges. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f290204129f31303f01127a301664f4a40ad33edb05805eed222c7eb3cd74eba714c076197ef3cdeaef3701f49d29eb1985e0f2b0ca4c1ce5d9be> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f29027735e16c516fca7775978f1d16a6f6aa0f2a13edbe454d73f7636f8ec45438605f1b0cbb12b8855cf83d4a6cec0276e323eadb6c29cffaf6> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f2902e2df2c192786928e2d5554ad1dea008b5a9d0c9695011d2cfd5d2c58b027ad9cd9206a199d7da9d1031401d6e91e99f83477649b8dd32c22> - People really committed to their looks <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f290280a77b9432929823533d22304692e5a180b738c065bafc0ab702f55be91bee5f4ea245a8a6da6dbadf154570d0b4a59f665dce082f5e6f15> at the High Line *Pigeon Pageant*. - *Zohran Mamdani*, fresh off his cross-endorsement with Brad Lander <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f2902d01966a4444bbee7134f5eb8a7e7e67108f78b213fcfa49904eb9ed960081c06bdfc326594c5dc2e22515bfeb00c6de86e056adf53caa579>, is also cross-endorsing with Michael Blake <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=9c000b6dbc7f29027dfd46a240f4f88af41203c469fa92087c9cbb5ca74e90e041181247375fc92dae652e9536debe7a14b0354f658aa6af347a9ca8770c6a94> in this month's ranked-choice mayoral primary. - "Most people in my group are partially, if not fully, filming themselves while running": Equinox has been holding influencer-friendly group workouts <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597ef00a79e20a04e667841bab73f1bc0a62417a4a9e6333304dea846ea302a57862c4beff296c193e202d886979f10013c5b0feafd5b7854866> inside the *Vessel*. - Apparently attendance was low and there weren't enough garbage cans <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597ea0b234e70f1bda4cf69c6713b19276ed86d3ba20ec7933d352c0a9113d6112b8a68745106541e7a5d05e91a7605dd1dd1879286e645efb79> at *Trump's military parade* on Saturday. - Attendance was not low <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597ea5fbb2d08514e198805aa5727a3220efb6552e82416bdf01fc9a965528465033e764d9f15c9bacf58c3682bc8aa999b3f4f10b95186489cb> at the *Starbucks barista championships* in Las Vegas earlier this month. - *Al Pacino* met with the new pope <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597e688704029c78a1a68b1e98c5e3b67e0bf8ecbff0f689240297cd1ed937d967bfd0690858f1add80fdf8073d165188a54880a9474be2f7a39> . - This Athenian craftsman <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597e41c3600f859de47a591b7e17ba2653308e16a3bffe656cf8b417d62644bbc0c568166941eebb5bcfb640d9ab6095dbdfd5907f764b6640c1> made *classic Greek sandals* for Jackie O, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bob Saget and many other celebrities. - Oh boy <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597e0b3366bc0db18a6ae24ba165e594063aa5afc1d8ba3c72aa5272d72e9f706e53298c6667d2e32f09c01ed2a44e2d32a610201f69952733b3> . <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597ed02c9f875f811d557201f94ac98bdbc9437789eb946b7925a787b7ebe8b3d3d10369add7859eb09d2c9c362c7669442bd6dfda14adfa0e9e> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597ed02c9f875f811d557201f94ac98bdbc9437789eb946b7925a787b7ebe8b3d3d10369add7859eb09d2c9c362c7669442bd6dfda14adfa0e9e> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597edfcb1bb7833631f38ac05da9fe074a7131c1367512f866e96469ed15b9df5592e509302729bc4be6e2383fb42756d57511155b836bffa75a> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597e7629399d4cb6f7dfc8c252a3a8cd94ea91ec3872f13ee9cefa57eca52e809843f9017bc21286295edf0a099ea522605a20a4475aaf1751fd> “Mayor Adams has been clear that living in silos and speaking into echo chambers accomplishes nothing.” <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3e40da1b5b30597e3e18983294157fe81c8ecee0134f22079529189ee9e460c6999987379ce9cf1ed3a01cffd345d6b95a374c4370568295b908e1d7c5b20a23> - Mayor Adams' spokesperson, Kayla Mamelak Altus, on THE GRACIE MANSION LIVESTREAM WITH A RIGHT-WING PERSONALITY KNOWN FOR ANTISEMITISM <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=18fe0e2d6d8581a33bd051fb00a2e80c4910ecd981d91922e1e0235b285c793366dece74756ecfad5d1fadd24a7a97a66d9ff3db27ae83d498cc7b54fea3622f> More from Gothamist [image: people drinking Guinness] <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=18fe0e2d6d8581a31937c777538b590148062fb01f1850f38fa28d356ad0c5bfaec9f7e9d0a6435bcfa7060e9c8b270b6317c7f9b6f1bc2c9517d846d4145921> Who is Prime Mutton and why do New Yorkers care what he thinks about their Guinness? <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=18fe0e2d6d8581a3e994ae5838b15a40e504f557b8c6a4f733d984c2db7bb72e678264a06749ab093ffc25ab0e1c3bcfb428ea9abaa5ff07887d857eb3c47176> The apprehension was palpable inside a Midtown pup recently as Jason "Prime Mutton" Hackett, a British social media personality and Guinness critic, raised the glass to his lips and took a healthy swig. And then, the words everyone had been waiting for: “A creamer,” he said, triumphantly. Dead End: WNYC podcast dives into the downfall of Gold Bar Bob Menendez <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=18fe0e2d6d8581a3fec6e71760cf6f6c4ab667f2869f744aa7e69aef081223af459de076f48c4d36362949efb482d8ac15a9b413b1a239e91a2323b4498d0dee> "Dead End: The Rise and Fall of Gold Bar Bob Menendez" tells a story of love and corruption that was surprising — even by New Jersey standards. 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