Coverage dated June 27, 2022

NYC Mayor Adams Accuses Giuliani Of Filing False Crime Report After Supermarket Slap

Headline from Forbes

Giuliani claimed a Staten Island ShopRite employee almost knocked him down while campaigning for his son’s gubernatorial run—but Mayor Eric Adams says surveillance footage shows the worker “basically walked by and patted him on the back.”

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Times

    Adams Says Giuliani Should be Investigated for Falsely Reporting a Crime (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, claimed that he was assaulted while campaigning for his son, a candidate for governor. Video footage of the episode showed that he was patted on the back.

  2. Politico

    Rudy Giuliani should be investigated for reporting false crime, New York Mayor Eric Adams says (opens Politico)

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    New York City's Mayor called on the Staten Island DA to investigate “America’s Mayor” — and said he's talking to his police commissioner about a probe of Giuliani's claim that he was assaulted by a politically motivated ShopRite worker.

  3. Forbes

    NYC Mayor Adams Accuses Giuliani Of Filing False Crime Report After Supermarket Slap (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Giuliani claimed a Staten Island ShopRite employee almost knocked him down while campaigning for his son’s gubernatorial run—but Mayor Eric Adams says surveillance footage shows the worker “basically walked by and patted him on the back.”

  4. NBC New York

    Adams Suggests Giuliani Falsely Reported Crime, Giuliani Calls Mayor an ‘Idiot' (opens NBC New York)

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    The 107th and 110th mayors of New York City have some feelings about each other, and they’re not mincing words about it either. Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday suggested Rudy Giuliani may have falsely reported a crime over his alleged assault at a grocery store last weekend, and Giuliani in turn blasted…

  5. FOX 5 New York

    NYC mayor claims former Mayor Giuliani falsely reported a crime (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants the Staten Island district attorney to investigate former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for falsely reporting a crime after a man was arrested for allegedly slapping him on the back.

  6. Gothamist

    A slap or a pat? Adams accuses Giuliani of false report (opens Gothamist)

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    “Someone needs to remind former Mayor Giuliani that falsely reporting a crime is a crime,” Adams told reporters

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