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Adrienne Adams: “2021 was an era of COVID Many city agencies had to take a…”

Featuring: Adrienne Adams, Democratic | Speaker of the New York City Council, Former Candidate, New York State Senate

Adrienne Adams Discusses Mayoral Campaign, Criticisms of Andrew Cuomo, and Policy Proposals

Published June 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:20

We only make the law. So that's the first part. The second part is as far as. Just the NYPD budget. Yeah, the budget itself, Morgan. 2021 was an era of COVID Many city agencies had to take a haircut. Not just the NYPD. Many agencies, the City Council. We lost our funding for agencies that we represent, for nonprofits that we represent. We lost our funding as well. (09:20–09:28)

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Asserts that many city agencies, not just the NYPD, faced budget cuts in 2021 due to COVID.

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