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Eric Adams: “More jobs in the city's histories in New York.”

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Eric Adams: New Yorkers need to put down their phones and protect each other

Published August 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:52

We realized the challenges. So when we knew we had to build more housing, we did that. When we knew we had to bring more jobs to the city, we did that. More jobs in the city's histories in New York. And when we knew we had to bring down crime, we did that. And so we pushed forward in spite of those obstacles. (05:52–05:56)

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Asserts that there are more jobs now than at any other time in New York City's history.

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