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Eric Adams: “We were dealing with a $7.5 billion with a B hole in our…”

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 36:52

All of those areas. We were very clear and it was a challenge. Folks, let me tell you something. You know, We were dealing with a $7.5 billion with a B hole in our budget. And we had to look and see what we were going to hold harmless and our adult centers and our adult programs, the places that we said we're going to hold harmless from those cuts. (36:52–36:57)

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Asserts that the city faced a $7.5 billion budget deficit.

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