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Eric Adams: “He [Andrew Cuomo] closed psychiatric beds.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Talks Crime, NYC Election | Bloomberg Talks

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

I had to close down 1,500 cannabis shops because of the failed law he passed. He did the bail reform. That's the revolving door criminal justice system that we're looking at. He [Andrew Cuomo] closed psychiatric beds. So every time you see someone push someone on the subway track because of severe mental health illness or stab three innocent New Yorkers, you have to ask yourself, why do we close those beds? (02:26–02:43)

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