{"id":229292,"date":"2021-04-17T02:15:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-battling-alcoholism-blames-covid-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2021-04-17T02:15:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:15:24","slug":"queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-battling-alcoholism-blames-covid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-battling-alcoholism-blames-covid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich battling alcoholism, blames COVID pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich battling alcoholism, blames COVID pandemic<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich admitted he is suffering from alcoholism in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> message he posted Friday, writing that the COVID-19 pandemic had turned what used to be a social activity into something \u201cself-destructive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe COVID pandemic has affected people in different ways,\u201d Ulrich (R-Queens) acknowledged. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat used to be mainly a social activity, and a way to cope with stress, has now become far too frequent and self-destructive,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAfter talking about this with my family and friends, I have decided to finally quit and get sober.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>UIrich was elected to the City Council in 2013 and will leave office at the end of the year under the city\u2019s term limits law. <\/p>\n<p>In the posting, Ulrich added that he was quitting booze because he is \u201cready to move on\u201d from the struggle of the adition and hopes to \u201cbe a better father, friend and public servant.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich will leave office at the end of the year under NYC\u2019s term limits law. &#10;\" class=\"wp-image-17991726 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-admits-alcoholism-103.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-admits-alcoholism-103.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-admits-alcoholism-103.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-admits-alcoholism-103.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/queens-councilman-eric-ulrich-admits-alcoholism-103.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich will leave office at the end of the year under NYC\u2019s term limits law.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin C. 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