The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has once again caused controversy after stating that the Big Apple is a city in which anything can happen, from the opening of a new establishment to a terrorist attack. Furthermore, he has said that precisely for this reason “it is the best city in the world”, as reported by the American media.

Adams made these statements during an interview for the WPIX television network.. The presenter told him that 2023 had been a memorable year, full of events, and asked him if he could describe it in one word.. However, the mayor of the Big Apple opted for two: New York.

“This is a place where every day you wake up, you can experience everything from a plane crashing into our Trade Center to a person celebrating the opening of a new business. “This is a very complicated city and that is why it is the best city in the world,” Adams said.

Adams' words refer to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in which two planes crashed into the Twin Towers.. Two other aircraft were also hijacked by Al-Qaeda. One of them fell in Pennsylvania and the other was crashed into the Pentagon. As a result of the attacks, almost 3,000 people died and hundreds were injured.

Adams became the second black mayor of New York City last year and is currently experiencing low popularity, according to The Guardian.. The mayor is being investigated by the FBI for alleged donations from Turkey to his 2021 campaign and has recently been accused of sexual assault.