Eric Adams: “We removed 3,500 people off our streets into permanent…”

“The lowest numbers of shootings and homicides in the first seven months of this year in the history of the city. Who is street homeless? Black and Brown. We removed 3,500 people off our streets into permanent housing. Permanent housing. Who's in our department of education? Black and brown. Other ethnic groups are in, but predominantly black and brown.” (07:27–07:32)

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