Eric Adams: “Our government has been dysfunctional for far too long.”

“These are declarations of confidence that our city is our own. Of course, government must do its job to allow New Yorkers to make these choices safely. And government must do better. Our government has been dysfunctional for far too long. And it created its own crisis long before COVID Whether it was crime ridden communities, poor schools, economic inequality or racial injustice, our problems have have been normalized for generations while New York's government struggled to match the energy and innovation of New Yorkers.” (03:25–03:29)

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