A heckler briefly interrupted a speech by New York City Mayor Eric Adams on July 11 before security closed in and escorted the man out.
Adams visited the Harlem Center of the  Police Athletic League of New York City to listen to community members’ concerns about homelessness, mental health issues, substance abuse, and violence.
Shortly after Adams began the panel discussion, a heckler started chanting something that could not be understood from across the room. Security quickly closed in on the man and escorted him out.
“This is who we are up against. People who want to spend time being disruptive,” Adams said of the heckler. “[Just] because you are the loudest, does not mean you are saying something,” he added….