Eric Adams has publicly suggested that television personality Andy Cohen may need assistance with alcohol addiction following Cohen’s inebriated critique of the outgoing New York City mayor during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. Adams, who recently left his position as mayor, responded to Cohen’s alcohol-fueled outburst, which occurred as Cohen co-hosted the event with Anderson Cooper.

Just after the iconic Times Square ball drop, Cohen, drink in hand, launched a tirade against Adams, marking the end of Adams’ mayoral term. In response to Cohen’s remarks, Adams was asked for his reaction by the New York Post on Thursday. With a chuckle, Adams replied, “I have two letters for him: AA,” alluding to Alcoholics Anonymous.

Adams further addressed Cohen’s behavior on social media, describing the television host’s comments as “another sloppy drunken rant.” He urged those who care for Cohen to encourage him to seek help, expressing concern over Cohen’s public intoxication. “New Yorkers aren’t laughing with him,” Adams noted. “They are concerned about him. Public intoxication is a disease. He should seek help.” He also pointed out that Cohen’s safety at the crowded Times Square event was ensured by a strong police presence. Adams concluded his message with a play on words, urging Cohen to “Seek help,” and referred to “AAA: Andy’s Alcohol Anonymous.” The Daily Mail has reached out to Cohen’s representatives for comment.

The Bravo star was seen holding a drink as he began his drunken rant overnight. ‘Watching the final moments of Mayor Adams’s chaotic…’ Cohen began, before Cooper tried to stop him. ‘I just want to say…’ Cohen continued as Cooper interrupted him once again. ‘Don’t,’ he said while attempting to walk out of frame. But the camera panned out to keep the co-host in frame. ‘He got his pardons,’ Cohen continued with a slight slur, before Cooper said ‘I’m out’ once again. ‘I’m just saying, great, you got your pardons. Go off into the sunset,’ Cohen said. ‘We’ll fiddle with what we have, with what you’ve left us with.’ ‘He can’t help himself,’ Cooper then said.

That seemed to encourage Cohen, who then went after the outgoing mayor for getting his federal corruption case dismissed in April. ‘Great, you got your pardons, now go off into the sunset,’ Cohen said, slurring his words. ‘Go dance away, we’ll see you at the parties… all the clubs,’ Cohen advised Adams, who was known for his clubbing. ‘I just want to say goodbye Mayor Adams, you did it, didn’t you?,’ he continued. But Cohen did give the now-former mayor credit for reducing the rat population in New York City. ‘I will say this – he maybe dented the rat population,’ Cohen acknowledged. ‘But isn’t that a metaphor of sorts – I mean, let’s call it as it is. Well, guess what it’s 2026 and there are less rats,’ the Bravo host then concluded his unhinged remarks.

On X, people thought the clip was hilarious. ‘The years may change but Andy Cohen railing against the outgoing mayor of NYC stays the same,’ wrote one user. ‘Andy Cohen drunk af on CNN while Anderson Cooper tries to stay out of the frame is gold,’ another user wrote. A third simply replied with dozens of crying laughing emojis. Adams was standing nearby as Cohen spoke, marking the end of his mayoral term pushing the button to begin the ball drop countdown in Times Square. He then ended his term in office in the same place it began four years ago, when he was sworn in.

‘This has been a remarkable four years,’ Adams said, as Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the first Muslim mayorof America’s largest city. He took the oath of office in a private ceremony at an historic decommissioned subway station in Manhattan, with a much larger ceremony Thursday afternoon. ‘This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,’ the Democratic Socialist said in a brief speech Wednesday night.