Eric Adams calls snowy Saturday 'good baby-making day', says he wants to 'improve the population'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams jokingly urged the residents to stay home and enjoy the day, as it is a good baby-making day, sparking a flurry of reactions.

Adams remarked on a morning news appearance following the snowstorm that delivered several inches across the city, blending light-hearted advice with serious updates on the weather.

Eric Adams jokes about weekend snowstorm

Following the biggest snowstorm that struck the city this Saturday, December 27, Adams advised New Yorkers to get hot and bothered by the fire this weekend.

Talking about the response to what will likely be his last snowstorm as mayor, Adams said, on WABC’s ‘Eyewitness News This Saturday Morning,’ “Stay home. This is a good baby-making day … As my son would say, just do Netflix and chill — that’s all, and just enjoy the day.”

When the host, Pedro Rivera, asked if New York would get a “baby boom” in the spring, Adams then doubled down on the joke.

“We want to improve the population,” he joked. “But in all seriousness, really hats off to the Department of Sanitation, FDNY, and our other emergency response [teams] … Because we were expecting 11 inches and really we got about four inches and by 6 a.m., all of our streets had at least one pass from our plows. So, a really great job.”

Eric Adams doubles down on baby-making joke

The mayor appeared on the show in the morning to warn New Yorkers and tourists about the icy conditions that are likely to accompany the overnight dumping, along with below-freezing temperatures.

Later in the evening, the Mayor responded to a New York Post report on his “baby-making” comments by quipping on X: “No lies detected.”

On Saturday morning, New York woke up to a roughly 4-inch blanket, significantly less than the nearly 11 inches city officials had forecast.

Snowstorm weakened as city pushes full cleanup

The snowstorm slowed down after running into dense, cold air, significantly reducing the amount of forecasted precipitation.

According to the National Weather Service, of all the five boroughs, Queens saw the biggest snowfall, with Howard Beach recording 4.6 inches, marking the biggest snowfall since 8.3 inches were dumped in Central Park in 2022.

The Department of Sanitation has been ordered to continue ploughing and salting every street, despite the drop since the initial forecast, as if the city had received nearly a foot of snow.

The mayor ordered the roads to be cleared by 10 pm.

“Whenever you fall, you never forget it. So we want to make sure that folks are safe as they move through the streets. So probably around about 9-10-ish, we’re going to see the roads fairly clear,” Adams said.