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Eric Adams: “5.6 million people ride our subway every day.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 08:31

It doesn't feel as safe as the numbers would say it was. Why do you say that is? And that's a great question, brother. Think about this for a moment. 5.6 million people ride our subway every day. 5.6 million. We have five average of five felonies a day on our system with 5.6 million. I mean, those numbers are astronomical. And so when you. (08:31–08:36)

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