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Eric Adams: “I refused to step down. I stepped up and I delivered for…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Interview with Mayor Eric Adams on New York City Challenges and Personal Indictment

Published | Video Starts at 37:25

And they were just saying, he needs to step down. They know the life that I live. Some people I help through most difficult times. But I refused to step down. I stepped up and I delivered for this city, passing housing legislation, helping the homeless, educating our children, keeping our streets safe. This is a great American story. When it's all said and done, people going to realize how Americans are the most resilient people. (37:25–37:35)

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Asserts that he has passed housing legislation, helped the homeless, educated children, and kept streets safe.

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