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Eric Adams: “There was a lot of joy I had this year. The joy of doing…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams Discusses NYC Afterschool Initiative, Housing Policies, and Leadership Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 15:32

I'm a gritty grinder New Yorker that knows how to be resilient. And so, yes, there was some difficult moments in this year, but there was also joy. There was a lot of joy I had this year. The joy of doing after school program, 130,000 pre K seats, you know, put the money into our libraries and cultural institutions and baseline in that. That brings me a lot of joy walking through the city and engaging with New Yorkers. So with the challenge come joy. You remember Frankie Beverly. Joy and pain. (15:32–15:46)

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