We have 4.6 million people in our subway system, an average of 5.5 felonies a day on our subway system. At 4.6 million more jobs in the city's history, more small businesses operating, housing. You're seeing a city that made an amazing recovery in spite of 240, something,000 migrants and asylum seekers that came into the city. that we had to spend $7.5 billion on to, you know, follow the federal laws and the city laws. And so I need to continue doing what I have done, and that is what I'm focused on doing. (05:56–06:07)
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Asserts that New York City has recovered despite the arrival of approximately 240,000 migrants and asylum seekers.
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