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Eric Adams: “We have 4.6 million daily riders, have an average of five…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams Announces Expansion of 'Every Block Counts' Initiative in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 23:12

And of course, you still have the subway assaults way up, so it seems like you'd want to keep that going. What's on going? Okay, so, you know, we have to always put this in perspective. We have 4.6 million daily riders, have an average of five felonies a day out of 4.6 million. I mean, that number is just astonishing when you think about it. We want to get rid of those five felonies, but we need to take our hats off to the men and women who are below ground during the job. (23:12–23:24)

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