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Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Signature Address at Manhattan Institute on Quality of Life Vision

Published August 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:14

Making sure that we put in place programs for our young people who are typically involved in criminal behavior when they are not receiving the resources they deserve. 100,000 summer youth jobs, Over 110,000 [children are] summarizing, allowing children to go to school all year round. internship program, other initiatives that we made sure that we can go after our young people. And we know we have more to do. (22:14–22:20)

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