Adrienne Adams: “We have lost thousands of black families over almost two…”

“As mayor, that is a top priority for me to make sure that New York is affordable. We have lost thousands of black families over almost two decades now living, leaving New York City in droves because New York City is not affordable. Working families are the priority for me. Again, I've got children with, with children at this point and they don't have child care. So we're going to have to do something about that.” (02:19–02:28)

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