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Eric Adams: “We're teaching our young people how to open up bank…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Podcast with Mayor Eric Adams on Migrant Crisis, Public Safety, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 1:25:52

We're the economic engine of the state and the country. And so what we're doing, my Commissioner of dcwp, Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner of Workers Protection, we're now connecting and partnering with banks in every school. We're teaching our young people how to open up bank accounts, how to open up checking accounts, savings accounts. We're going to dive into the stock exchange. Financial literacy, because the greatest impact on your life would be, is your personality and your, your finances. (1:25:52–1:25:57)

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