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Eric Adams: “22,000 illegal guns off our streets.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams Discusses NYC Afterschool Initiative, Housing Policies, and Leadership Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 13:09

Lowest numbers of shootings and homicides in the last six months and, and recorded history. 100,000 illegal vehicles off our streets that were used for crimes and other illegal actions. 22,000 illegal guns off our streets. that you're seeing. We're seeing drops in crime in our subway system, in our housing development. (13:09–13:12)

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