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Adrienne Adams: “Diminished places for people to live have been diminished…”

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

Adrienne Adams Discusses Mayoral Campaign and Vision for New York City

Published March 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:36

We were facing so many things under this administration. Loss of library services, loss of our cultural services, loss of our education, early childhood education. Diminished places for people to live have been diminished through the loss of the city FEPS extension. So there are so many things that have been put on the back burners that New Yorkers are now feeling the pain. (02:36–02:45)

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Asserts that housing availability has decreased due to the loss of the city FEPS extension.

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