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Eric Adams: “This is a city that I inherited where crime was out of…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams makes an announcement about the future of his NYC mayoral campaign

Published | Video Starts at 01:07

You've heard me say it over again. Carl McCall, Charlie King, David Patterson. This is his career. That must stop with me. This city can't go backwards, New Yorkers. This is a city that I inherited where crime was out of control. Covid no one wanted to be on our subway system. We watched what happened in housing. The reason people are having these conversations is because I made this city safe. (01:07–01:13)

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