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Eric Adams: “My mother has transitioned in April during the campaign…”

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 10:12

But we are a city of 9 million dreams, and we are about to wake up cannot wait to greet this new day with you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, New Yorkers. My mother has transitioned in April during the campaign season, and she's no longer with me physically. But this city betrayed her like it has betrayed so many other mothers and families. That betrayal stops. This is our city. Nothing is going to define us. Nothing is going to stop us. We're going to renew our spirits again. Let's do it together. I know. (10:12–10:29)

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Asserts that the city has betrayed many families, including his own, and that this will change.

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