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Eric Adams: “I am going to put more resources into stopping violent crime…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams' Inaugural Address as Mayor of New York City

Published | Video Starts at 06:41

Some will continue to say that we must choose between public safety and human rights, but we can't have both. That is why I am going to put more resources into stopping violent crime while I work with Commissioner Sewell to bring reform to our police department. Some would say that there cannot be winners in our economic turnaround without being losers in the same time. I say no to that. (06:41–06:51)

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Asserts a plan to allocate more resources to stop violent crime and reform the police department with Commissioner Sewell.

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