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Jessica Ramos: “We've lost just about a dozen children over the past 10…”

Featuring: Jessica Ramos, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 13

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New York Mayoral Candidates Adrienne Adams and Jessica Ramos Discuss Key Issues on InFocus

Published | Video Starts at 12:49

But that's especially true when it comes to children along Northern Boulevard. Here in my district in Jackson Heights, Queens, We've lost just about a dozen children over the past 10 years [in Jackson Heights, Queens]. Two sisters were hit by a car just this past Memorial Day weekend in Jackson Heights. And the driver just sped off. Didn't even stop to see if the girls were okay. (12:49–12:56)

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Asserts that about a dozen children have been lost in Jackson Heights, Queens, over the past decade.

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