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Eric Adams: “Now we're up to 6.9 billion that were removed from dealing…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Stephen A. Smith Show: In-Depth Discussion with NYC Mayor Eric Adams on Trump Administration and Urban Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 32:27

I couldn't go after children who are chronically absent from school because we didn't have the money. My older adults, dealing with my housing infrastructure, that's 6.5 billion. Now we're up to 6.9 billion that were removed from dealing with the real issues that we wanted to invest into our city. The long term impact to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, we have not witnessed the long term impact yet to this crisis. (32:27–32:36)

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Asserts that the financial impact on New York City has increased to $6.9 billion due to the migrant crisis.

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