Mayor Adams puffed on a hookah at the flashy Sands of Persia lounge in Queens Sunday — one day after the US carried out airstrikes on Iran.
Hizzoner was seen through the clouds at the Astoria spot donning a baseball cap that said “MAYOR ADAMS” and wearing an official City of New York polo shirt with his name embroidered on it
Pictures show Adams taking a puff under the dim purple mood lighting at the lounge during a relaunch and ribbon-cutting celebration — an event that was also attended by his estranged confidante Winnie Greco.
Mayor Adams smoking hookah at Sands of Persia lounge in Queens on June 22, 2025. David Burns/@FD4D
Adams’ visit to the lounge came a day after the US launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. David Burns/@FD4DAdams’ spokesperson said the visit was not connected to the Iran bombing and he had no knowledge of the guest list prior to the event.
“The Adams administration has slashed red tape to help our city’s small businesses and invested in their recovery after the pandemic – and it’s working,” a City Hall spokesperson said.
Adams cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Astoria hookah bar. David Burns/@FD4D
Adams was joined at the event by his former aide Winnie Greco. David Burns/@FD4D
Greco resigned in October while the Adams administration was being investigated for bribery charges. David Burns/@FD4D“New York City has more small businesses than ever recorded in city history, and one in five small businesses open today started during the Adams administration,” the spokesperson added. “In keeping with our mission to support and uplift small businesses, Mayor Adams is dedicated to attending as many events as possible that celebrate them.”
Greco, 62, who served Adams as an advisor on Asian Affairs, had rarely been seen in public since it was revealed that federal investigators were probing the Adams administration last year, The Post previously reported.
She had helped raise big bucks for Adams’ previous political campaigns but resigned in October 2024 after her properties were raided by FBI agents. The mayor, a Democrat running as an independent for reelection this year, was later hit with a federal corruption rap last year but the charges were dropped when the Trump administration returned to office in January.
Todd Shapiro, spokesperson for Adams, said Greco “is not working on the mayor’s reelection campaign or in any official capacity in government.”
Adams’ visit to the Persian establishment came shortly after the U.S. conducted what President Trump called “monumental” airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, directly involving the US in the conflict between Israel in the Middle East.
A poster for the Sands of Persia relaunch featuring Mayor Adams. Facebook/Sands of Persia
A dancer at the Hookah lounge relaunch. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
Adams posted on X that he is “thinking about our large Persian population” in New York City after the strikes. Ron Adar/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Press WireThe Mayor posted a statement to X shortly after the airstrikes.
“Learning of the U.S. bombing of three sites in Iran. While we await more details from our federal partners, we’ve ordered the NYPD to increase its presence around religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites throughout the five boroughs. Thinking about our large Persian population here in NYC at this time.”
