Eric Adams: “We can't have a city where crime and guns are on our streets…”

“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 while children were not getting a quality education like I inherited.” (01:47–01:53)

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