By Tim Binnall
The mayor of New York City recently detailed paranormal activity that he has experienced while living in the city's purportedly haunted mayoral residence. Eric Adams had previously sparked headlines last May when, during an appearance on a Yankees broadcast, he marveled that "I don’t care what anyone says, there are ghosts in there," when talking about NYC's iconic Gracie Mansion. The topic came up again last week when he was interviewed by a local television station and was asked if it was "creepy" living in the building which was built in 1799. Adams responded by doubling down on his paranormal proclamation, observing that "people think I'm joking, but there's a ghost that runs around here."
The mayor went on to muse that "I think a building with this much history and how long it has been, I believe that there's an energy that you feel in here. When people hear of ghosts, they think of movies. Like, I think there's an energy that's in this building." Pressed on what sort of weirdness he has experienced since moving into the historic site, Adams revealed that while he has not seen an actual apparition in the mansion, "there are different sounds you hear inside the building as I walk around at night, you can hear them," such as strange squeaks and doors inexplicably closing on their own. Oddly enough, the building is not the only official government residence in New York that is said to be haunted as similar stories have swirled around the Governor's Mansion for decades.