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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Briefs Press On Safety Preparations Ahead Of The UN General Assembly Next Week

Published September 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 26:04

We know that digital budget issue. Many UN organizations, they are planning to move out New York City. How would that impact the New York jobs and economy? Well, We have more jobs in the city's history, more small businesses in the city history. We dropped unemployment all over the city, but specifically in black and brown communities, I'm seeing just the opposite. I'm seeing people coming into the city. (26:04–26:09)

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