It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

Well, here's a story we never expected to begin our show with today.

Our New York City journalism colleague, Katie Honan, many of you know her

political reporter for the nonprofit news organization, the city, revealed that a close aide to Mayor

Adams, currently a campaign confidant, as they call her, gave Katie a wad of cash, buried in a bag of

potato chips. I did say a wad of cash buried in a bag of potato chips. I did say a wad of cash buried in a bag of potato chips

after Katie reported on the opening of the mayor's latest campaign office in Harlem.

Some of you may be regular readers of Katie's work or might remember that she was one of the three

moderators of the recent mayoral primary debate that

Katie and ERA Lewis from New York One and I all moderated back in June. Well, Katie is here now

to describe this unusual turn of events for herself. Hi, Katie. Always good to have you on the show.

I never expected it would be under these circumstances, but welcome back to WNYC.

Me neither, Brian, and thanks for having me on.

Want to start at the beginning? You were reporting on the mayor's campaign office opening in Harlem on Wednesday?

Yes, yesterday.

And?

And I sort of was reluctant to go because I didn't know if it would be newsworthy, but my editor

said, oh, you might as well go. So I went up town from City Hall. And I've seen Winnie at every

campaign event I've attended. And I always talk to her. And you'll tell a little of this

story, and then we'll back up and talk about who is this person,

who is Winnie Greco.

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