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Eric Adams: “My son won't grow up in a city that I grew up in, filled with crime, graffiti and violence. That is unacceptable.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2021
My son won't grow up in a city that I grew up in, filled with crime, graffiti and violence. That is unacceptable.
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Eric Adams
Democratic · New York

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Eric Adams expresses his commitment to improving safety and living conditions in New York City.

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