Room 9, the press room at City Hall, is full of memorabilia from past administrations: a binder full of de Blasio tabloid covers, “IRISH FOR MIKE” and other Bloomberg campaign pins. Katie Honan, a reporter for The City, was regaling me with stories about the absurdity of covering the Eric Adams administration when Justin Laub, a photojournalist, entered the room with a new memento. “So, Katie, I went on my mission,” Laub said, pulling a bag of chips from behind his back, “and succeeded.” It was the exact flavor and brand — Herr’s sour cream and onion — Honan had been given by Adams’s longtime hanger-on Winnie Greco weeks earlier, after Greco had stuffed it with more than $100 in cash. “I don’t know why Herr’s hasn’t donated money to our nonprofit newsroom,” Honan joked about the free p
Why Reporters May Miss Eric Adams

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