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Eric Adams: “Only 111 people were the mayors of the city of New York, and…”

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Published | Video Starts at 03:07

Not at all. You know, I did it. You know I did it, and, you know, I got to do it. And how blessed it is. 100. Only 111 people were the mayors of the city of New York, and two of them were African American. The second most important job, I like to say the first, because the president is in a cocoon. The mayor is not. Especially if you're a mayor like me, was among the people. (03:07–03:15)

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Asserts the historical number of New York City mayors and the number of African American mayors.

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