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Eric Adams: “We're teaching them financial literacy.”

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 1:26:46

We've put so much attention on, you know, your ABCs, we did not put enough attention on developing the full personhood of our children. We're teaching them meditation, breathing exercises, yoga. We're teaching them financial literacy. We changing the food in our schools to show them how to have healthy food. So we're giving them those foundational issues so no matter where they go, they could prosper. (1:26:46–1:26:49)

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