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Eric Adams: “First Dominican woman to be a deputy mayor in the history of…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams says building an administration of color is what really got people upset

Published | Video Starts at 00:15

I had the first African American woman to be a first deputy mayor in the history of the city, first Trinidadian to be a deputy mayor, First Dominican woman to be a deputy mayor in the history of the city. first Filipino, first East Indian, first Korean to be in charge of small business services, first African American to be the police commission. (00:15–00:44)

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Asserts that Eric Adams appointed the first Dominican woman as a deputy mayor in the city's history.

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