'You think I don't own the cops!' Drunken NYU student shames himself in cringe-worthy viral video claiming his family owns 'half of Manhattan'... (they don't!)
- Gerry Shalam, 20, is the talk of the internet after his drunken exploits on a Manhattan street were captured on video
- The NYU student and his three friends were loitering after an alcohol-fueled brunch, when a man started filming them
- Shalam's attempt to get the man to stop included boasting that 'My dad owns half of f**king Manhattan'
- The drunken student then claims he is a 'f**king lawyer' and gives a false name
- Eventually the students depart, but not before Shalam utters another classic line: ‘Do you want me to call Bill de Blasio on you right now?’
- His father isn't a property magnate, but rather a garment industry executive
- If this incident wasn't embarrassing enough for Salam, it has also helped to shine a spotlight on his past as a teenage thespian in Hip Hop Wiz
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A NYU student will be regretting getting quite so carried away at a recent unlimited mimosa brunch after his embarrassing alcohol-fueled exploits have left him the talk of the internet.
Gerry Shalam, 20, provides plenty of laughs in this short video clip in which he attempts to intimidate the person filming him with some rather grandiose - and seriously ill-judged – boasts.
‘This your property? My dad is in f**kin’ real estate, you’re gonna tell me this your property? My dad owns half of f**king Manhattan,’ the student from Allenhurst, New Jersey screams at the cameraman.
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NYU student Gerry Shalam, 20, will be regretting getting quite so carried away at a recent unlimited mimosa brunch after his embarrassing alcohol-fueled exploits have left him the talk of the internet
The footage starts with Shalam and his equally well-oiled friends causing a nuisance outside a dry cleaners on 28th Street in Manhattan.
A blonde girl attempts to help a man in a blue shirt stand up straight, while Shalam takes issues with the man filming them.
The man with the camera explains that his is unhappy about them loitering on his property and so Shalam attempts to one up him by claiming that his father is in real estate and 'owns half of f**king Manhattan.'
When asked his name, Shalam responds 'Gerry Adjmi,' adding later that 'I’m a f**king lawyer.'
The footage starts with Shalam and his equally well-oiled friends causing a nuance outside a dry cleaners on 28th Street in Manhattan
Shalam apparently used the phony surname because his drunken friend - who by this point is on the pavement - is himself an Adjmi, a wealthy New York real estate family who don’t own half of Manhattan either.
Eventually the drunken students depart the scene, but not before Shalam utters another classic lines: 'You think I don't own the cops?' and ‘Do you want me to call [New York City Mayor] Bill de Blasio on you right now?’
Since waking up with a hangover and realizing his embarrassing exploits are all other the internet, Shalam has done his best to disappear by deleting his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Unfortunately for Gerry, he wasn’t able to delete everything about him online and The Smoking Gun has reported that surprise, surprise, Gary wasn’t being totally honest with his idle boasts.
His father isn’t a property magnate, but rather Lou Shalam is a garment industry executive, while his mother Frieda is an event coordinator and member of the Allenhurst Borough zoning and planning board.
Eventually the drunken students depart the scene, but not before Shalam utters another classic line: 'Do you want me to call Bill de Blasio on you right now?'
Perhaps deservedly Shalam is receiving a lot of scathing criticism online for being ‘over-privileged’ and ‘an insufferable rich-kid.’
But it appears this member of NYU’s Class of 2017 isn’t all bad and his accomplishments include co-founding a charitable organization called Brothers Helping Others that helps low-income immigrant families in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
If this latest incident wasn’t embarrassing enough for Salam, it has also helped to shine a spotlight on his past as a former thespian.
At age 13, he played the Scarecrow in a community center production of Hip Hop Wiz, a Wizard of Oz adaptation produced by his mother.
The musical included 'unbelievable hip hop dance routines' and a script that 'was recreated with a Syrian twist,' according to a YouTube clip.
Perhaps deservedly Shalam is receiving a lot of scathing criticism online for being 'over-privileged' and 'an insufferable rich-kid'
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