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Eric Adams: “We had a huge deficit in our budget.”

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 44:56

And that was what the commissioner was talking about. Our goal is to do just that. As we knew We had a huge deficit in our budget. You know, imagine, imagine being many of, of you, like many of our oldest adult older adults on fixed income. (44:56–45:02)

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Asserts that the city faced a significant budget deficit.

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