A reporter for The City became part of a larger story when Winnie Greco, a long-time staffer of Mayor Eric Adams, handed the writer a red envelope filled with cash. The Chinese custom was dubbed as a cultural gesture.

NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani posted minute-long social media video Saturday poking fun at ex-Mayor Adams advisor Winnie Greco's handing of a cash-stuffed chip bag to a reporter this week.

Former City Hall adviser Winnie Greco allegedly handed journalist Katie Honan cash stuffed into a potato chip bag​ following an Eric Adams re-election campaign event Wednesday in Harlem.