Overview

• Reporter Katie Honan of The City says Winnie Greco pressed an opened bag of Herr’s sour cream and onion chips into her hands near Adams’ new Harlem campaign office, later revealing a red envelope with a $100 bill and several $20s.
• The City alerted the NYC Department of Investigation and the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office, and an investigator later retrieved the chip bag and envelope from the outlet.
• Adams’ reelection campaign suspended Greco from all volunteer activities and said the mayor had no prior knowledge of the incident.
• Greco apologized and called the cash a cultural gesture; her lawyer described it as a customary sign of friendship, and she later told the New York Post it was a birthday gift.
• Greco resigned as Adams’ director of Asian affairs in 2024 after FBI searches of her properties, and the episode adds to scrutiny surrounding associates linked to the mayor’s political operation.