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Adrienne Adams: “New York City under Andrew Cuomo maintained the same…”

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

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Adrienne Adams Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and Vision for New York City

Published | Video Starts at 36:05

The other side of the story was which I tell and remind folks, and when I remind folks, the eyes just get wider. Hey, you're right. New York City under Andrew Cuomo maintained the same percentage status as the rest of the nation when it came to the highest depths of black and brown communities. That's a fact. New York City, the rate of getting PPE and vaccinations into communities of color were slow walks in communities of color when it didn't have to be that way and should not have been that way. (36:05–36:18)

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Asserts that New York City had similar death rates among black and brown communities as the national average during Andrew Cuomo's leadership.

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