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Eric Adams: “I inherited a city that we had to take 100,000 illegal…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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NYC Mayor Adams And NYPD Commissioner Tisch Hold Press Briefing Following Midtown Manhattan Shooting

Published | Video Starts at 27:20

So when you write a story like what happened at 345 Park Avenue in the centers with this is the safest big city in America, and then people will start resonating that we've done a remarkable job. I inherited a city that we had to take 100,000 illegal vehicles off our streets, 23,000 illegal guns. We've invested 100,000 summer youth jobs. We made sure we had a summarizing program with all year education for our children, internship program. We have our CRED program for justice involved young people. (27:20–27:29)

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Asserts that 100,000 illegal vehicles and 23,000 illegal guns were removed from New York City streets.

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