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Eric Adams: “We've gotten officers from behind the desk to be out this…”

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Mayor Eric Adams Meets with Bronx Community and Makes Public-Safety-Related Announcement

Published August 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 34:54

We've actually looked all over the city and whenever we could get an able body officer, We've gotten officers from behind the desk to be out this weekend. And we want to make sure we have the right deployment to deal with this violence. (34:54–35:00)

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Asserts that desk officers are being reassigned to active duty for the weekend.

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