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Eric Adams: “We can't have a city that's filled with encampments like I…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Happening Now: Eric Adams Makes 'Important Announcement' On Future Of His Campaign

Published | Video Starts at 00:33

This polo shirt that I'm wearing that says Eric Adams, mayor of the City of New York, I'm going to wear that for another four years. We can't go backwards. We can't have a city that's filled with encampments like I inherited. We can't have a city where crime and guns are on our streets like I inherited. We can't have a city where unemployment was high across the city, but specifically for black and brown communities like I inherited. (00:33–00:38)

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