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Mamdani Mocks Adams With Chip-Themed Scavenger Hunt After Greco Cash-Bag Incident

The stunt reframes a week-old cash-in-a-chip-bag episode into a campaign jab that the mayor publicly rejects.

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani started off the video, eating a bag of potato chips while announcing the Sunday afternoon scavenger hunt, seemingly poking fun at Winnie Greco, a longtime advisor for Adams, who gave a reporter for a local news site, The City, a potato chip bag filled with cash on Wednesday. (X.com)
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Overview

  • Zohran Mamdani posted a video Saturday announcing a citywide scavenger hunt while eating potato chips in a clear nod to the recent chip-bag controversy.
  • He told viewers the final prize would not be a wad of cash and set the event for Sunday, framing it as a playful challenge.
  • Mayor Eric Adams criticized the move on X, calling it kid's play and arguing it reflects how Mamdani would handle safety, housing and taxes.
  • The gag references reporting that longtime Adams adviser Winnie Greco handed a reporter a chip bag containing a red envelope with a $100 bill and several $20s.
  • Adams’ campaign suspended Greco from volunteer work and said the mayor had no prior knowledge, while Greco’s lawyer said the gesture was a culturally rooted expression of goodwill; Andrew Cuomo also mocked the episode by handing out chips at a press conference.