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Eric Adams: “We're having a problem with youth gangs [in the Bronx].”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Older Adult Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 17:33

And showing a reduction in them is showing that the inspector is deploying his manpower correctly. What we are having a problem with in the Bronx, We're having a problem with youth gangs [in the Bronx]. That's the problem that we're facing. Too many of our young people have guns. We have partnered with the District Attorney, District Attorney Darcelle Clark, and we have taken down several very dangerous gangs. (17:33–17:39)

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