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Eric Adams: “We saw the lowest number of shootings in the history of…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Interview with NYC Mayor Eric Adams on Independent Candidacy and Immigration Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

You would think outside the city, as I hear from other mayors, that the city's out of control. That's not the real. You saw five straight quarters of decrease in crime this quarter. We saw the lowest number of shootings in the history of recorded history of the city, second lowest number of homicides. We have 4.6 million people in our subway system, an average of 5.5 felonies a day on our subway system. At 4.6 million more jobs in the city's history, more small businesses operating, housing. (05:36–05:43)

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