Eric Adams: “When we called the state of emergency, it allowed us to have…”

“And because of the coordinated effort, immediately we notified New Yorkers ahead of the storm, and New Yorkers prepared themselves. And when you saw, When we called the state of emergency, it allowed us to have all of our agencies kicking gear. Our FDNY team were out there doing rescues where they were needed. Not many, because people listening stayed off the road as we asked. People did not go in subway stations where they saw flooding.” (31:41–31:47)

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