Family members, local and national dignitaries and emergency responders gathered in lower Manhattan last week to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but Hizzoner's son had other plans.
Standing in a room lit by red and blue lights, Jordan Coleman, 29, the son of Eric Adams, who released his debut rap album last year under the name “Ja-Yo,” commemorated the day by recording music inside Gracie Mansion.
Coleman's music features drill rap, a subgenre of hip hop whose lyrics are often gang-centric and which Adams has publicly condemned as being associated with street violence.
“Real session,” Coleman captioned his photo, along with a Statue of Liberty emoji and the words “9/11.”
The mayor's son later attended a concert by rapper Jeezy with radio host “Ozzy Money,” according to an Instagram post by “The Push Effect on Taste Radio 1” host.
The radio personality described the night as an “All Access” show where he brought Coleman after his “9/11 session at Gracie.”
One of the videos posted shows Coleman arriving at a Jeezy concert in a black car with tinted windows.
His father, who had COVID-19 while Coleman was recording the music, did not attend the annual ceremony marking the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history.
Adams laid a wreath outside Gracie Mansion that day in memory of those who died.
His absence was one of many conspicuous absences from administration figures recently named in federal investigations.
At the time, New York City officials' poor performance sparked widespread distrust among political insiders, The Washington Post reported.
President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were all in attendance, creating a remarkable scene standing together at Ground Zero just hours after Trump and Harris faced off in their first debate.
Trump and Biden shook hands, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to encourage Harris to shake hands with Trump.
The race rivals stood just a few feet apart, with Biden and Bloomberg on either side, with Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, on Biden's opposite side.
