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Andy Cohen joined Anderson Cooper for CNN’s New Year’s Eve special again. As they rang in the new year, the Bravo host went scorched earth on the mayor of New York in a shocking rant. Stay on this page to see the shocking video.

Andy Cohen Goes Scorched Earth On Mayor Of New York

Put a little alcohol in him, and Andy Cohen does not hold back. He went full scorched earth on the mayor of New York City. As the ball dropped on the new year, the Bravo host bid a rude goodbye to outgoing Mayor Eric Adams.
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“I’d like to say, watching the final moments of Mayor Adams’ chaotic, horrible…I just want to say, I mean he’s got his pardons, he’s pardoned. Great, you got your pardons, go off in the sunset. We’ll, we’ll fiddle with what we have, with what you left us with,” Andy Cohen began his rant.

The Bravo host was joined by Anderson Cooper and actor BJ Novak during his diatribe. BJ Cooper tried to cool things down by joking, “He can’t help himself.” But Andy Cohen would not be stopped. 

“I will say this, I think he may have dented the rat population. I think he got rid of some of the rats, but isn’t that a metaphor of sorts?”

He added, “Let’s call it as it is, honestly. It is 2026 and there are less rats.” Andy Cohen told former mayor Eric Adams to “go off into the sunset.”
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New York City residents overwhelmingly voted Zohran Mamdani as their new mayor. He was sworn into office shortly after midnight on January 1, 2026.

He Previously Went Off On Bill de Blasio

Andy Cohen is notorious for his drunken behavior on CNN’s New Year’s Eve special. The network briefly banned the co-hosts from consuming alcohol during the live celebration in Times Square. The Bravo host lives in New York City, and this wasn’t his first rant against an outgoing mayor.

 

During CNN’s 2021 New Year’s Eve broadcast, Andy Cohen went off on Bill de Blasio, who ironically was replaced by Eric Adams. In a moment that went viral, Andy Cohen called Bill de Blasio a “horrible” mayor and told him, “Sayonara, sucka!”

Social Media Reacts To Bravo Host’s Latest Rant

Andy Cohen’s 2026 rant against outgoing mayor Eric Adams immediately went viral, just as his previous rant did. Social media users took to the comment section to react to the Bravo star going scorched earth on another NYC mayor.

“Adam’s was far from perfect but he cleaned up a lot of Deblasio’s mess”
“how embarrassing. stay classy america.”
“Every year they learn that drinking live on air might cause problems and every year they get wasted on air anyway”
“I mean@andy has major issues but is he wrong about Eric Adams? I think not. I couldn’t believe my eyes when all of a sudden that guy who campaigned so dilegenty was hanging w/ celebrities at clubs. Ultimately, all the corruption in his cabinet was a reflection of him”
“ALL bets are off when it’s New Year’s Eve and Andy is doing tequila shots!”

CNN knows by now that Andy Cohen is going to get drunk and unruly. The network clearly doesn’t have a problem with it. Tell us in the comments what you think about his rant against former mayor Eric Adams.