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Eric Adams: “That's putting in the last two years $700 million in wages…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 04:58

What happened before we got into office? Before we got into office, the pay rate was $5.39 per hour. From $5.39 per hour to 21 and $21.44. That's a real accomplishment. That's putting in the last two years $700 million in wages to these delivery workers. Strong bond rating, something that I like to talk about over and over again. Because all those outside the city, outside of the administration, they talk about how bad we are managing the city, but they're not the experts. (04:58–05:06)

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Asserts that $700 million in wages have been added for delivery workers in the last two years.

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