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Eric Adams: “We decreased unemployment over the whole city. But in the…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams' Town Hall in Rockaway: Addressing Crime, Housing, and Community Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

Five years. Let me tell you what happened in two and a half years. We broke employment records. We have more jobs in our city, in the city history. We decreased unemployment over the whole city. But in the black and brown community, we decreased unemployment by 20%. We invested in foster care. Children 6 to 700 age out every year. They slip through the cracks. Homelessness, mental health issues, victims of crime, participate in crime. (01:32–01:42)

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