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Eric Adams

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Eric Adams is the current Mayor of New York City, having taken office on January 1, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Adams previously served as the Brooklyn Borough President from 2014 to 2021. He is known for his focus on public safety, economic recovery, and social equity initiatives. Adams has emphasized the importance of community support and has launched various public-private partnerships aimed at assisting vulnerable populations in the city, particularly during challenging times.

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Jul 21, 2025

I am extremely angry that we have a custom border patrol officer that is in the hospital because a person that should have not been on our street was on our street.

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Jul 21, 2025

I’m very clear, always have been clear – stop the revolving door system. Go after the dangerous migrants and asylum seekers who are here.

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Jul 19, 2025

First of all, Curtis doesn’t have a record.

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Jul 19, 2025

I had to fix that. Cannabis Law. I had to fix that. Raise the Age [a law ending the automatic prosecution of 16- and 17-year-olds as adults]. I had to fix that.

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Jul 19, 2025

I’m talking about having an opportunity now to use everything from artificial intelligence to blockchain, new technology that’s out there that could make our city smarter, so that our working class people can get the proper delivery of…

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Jul 19, 2025

His policies are harmful to the city.

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Jul 19, 2025

I’m a New Yorker. I’m going to continue to stay here and fight for the city. The city’s worth fighting for.

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Jul 19, 2025

If Cuomo is serious about moving to Florida, he should go ahead – he’s already spent three [recent] weekends in the Hamptons.

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Jul 19, 2025

Look at [Mandani’s] policies: once you empty out Rikers Island, that’s a major impact.

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Jul 19, 2025

Mora and Rivera, the two cops who were shot in the beginning of my [mayoral] career, they died and were assassinated responding to a domestic violence call.

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Jul 19, 2025

We’re gonna run a smarter city.

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Jul 18, 2025

I want to support the police while others want criminals to come back on our streets and harm us.

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Jul 18, 2025

I reached out to the councilperson, and we will communicate, you know, you know.

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Jul 18, 2025

I want criminals to be made and serve their time in jail.

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Jul 17, 2025

Present day may not be kind, but history will be kind.

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Jul 17, 2025

Now, years after he walked away, he suddenly has ideas? It’s a little late for that. …Cuomo’s comments are nothing more than political theater from someone who had his chance and failed to deliver.

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Jul 17, 2025

We have closed 62 other locations.

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Jul 17, 2025

I’m going to tell them we don’t want our supermarkets going out of business because of government grocery stores.

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Jul 17, 2025

All they ask of me, [is] if you’re going to be our general, don’t send us into battle and abandon us. Make sure you lead us into battle.

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Jul 17, 2025

You can’t romanticize public safety. It is real.

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Jul 17, 2025

I’m going to tell them that 700,000 small property owners deserve to have modest increases so they can ensure the sustainability of their buildings.

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Jul 16, 2025

The lawsuit’s baseless, a disgruntled former employee.

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Jul 15, 2025

Because people listened — because they stayed off flooded roads and helped protect one another — we avoided greater harm.

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Jul 15, 2025

I want to thank our first responders, city workers, and everyday New Yorkers for taking our warnings seriously and acting quickly.

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Jul 14, 2025

Andrew is a double-digit loser in the primary.

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