Public housing without heat, homeless on the streets, muggings in subways, young people dying every day. Crime and grime. New York City going backwards, not forwards. That's what's real to you and to us. Mayor Eric Adams is real and he is right. They say defund the Police. What does that even mean? Listen to the words. Unless you live in a Manhattan high rise with private security and six doormen guarding you when you dial 911 in the middle of the night, you want someone to come. (17:28–17:38)
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Asserts that Mayor Eric Adams is correct in his stance against defunding the police.
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