Eric Adams
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January and February of 2022, I went into the streets to talk to people that lived in these encampments, saw human waste, drug-powered fanalia, stale food, dyslexia, bipolar, schizophrenia. And so we came up with a real initiative that said, listen, we clean up these encampments and we put people in houses. We got huge pushback.
January and February of 2022, I went into the streets to talk to people that lived in these encampments, saw human waste, drug-powered fanalia, stale food, dyslexia, bipolar, schizophrenia. And so we came up with a real initiative that said, listen, we clean up these encampments and we put people in houses. We got huge pushback.
Huge pushback. The city council passed a law that said people should have the right to sleep on the streets. So when you have those government entities that are extreme left in their philosophy, what everyday New Yorkers want, they're pushing back. I'm fighting tooth and nail to do involuntary removal.
Huge pushback. The city council passed a law that said people should have the right to sleep on the streets. So when you have those government entities that are extreme left in their philosophy, what everyday New Yorkers want, they're pushing back. I'm fighting tooth and nail to do involuntary removal.
Huge pushback. The city council passed a law that said people should have the right to sleep on the streets. So when you have those government entities that are extreme left in their philosophy, what everyday New Yorkers want, they're pushing back. I'm fighting tooth and nail to do involuntary removal.
Like you said, someone, you saw someone injecting themselves, undressed, screaming, not taking care of themselves. I'm fighting to say, I got to get this person in care. He doesn't know he needs care. Yeah, yeah, yeah. These are the battles we have that fall outside the scope of what the mayor can do.
Like you said, someone, you saw someone injecting themselves, undressed, screaming, not taking care of themselves. I'm fighting to say, I got to get this person in care. He doesn't know he needs care. Yeah, yeah, yeah. These are the battles we have that fall outside the scope of what the mayor can do.
Like you said, someone, you saw someone injecting themselves, undressed, screaming, not taking care of themselves. I'm fighting to say, I got to get this person in care. He doesn't know he needs care. Yeah, yeah, yeah. These are the battles we have that fall outside the scope of what the mayor can do.
Right now. We're going to build out all the trains. But the governor has done an amazing job where we have cameras in the cars and they're going to be cameras in every car. which is huge because that allows us to pick up on any illegal behavior. It allows us... We caught the guy that burned the woman to death because of that camera and that footage. So we do.
Right now. We're going to build out all the trains. But the governor has done an amazing job where we have cameras in the cars and they're going to be cameras in every car. which is huge because that allows us to pick up on any illegal behavior. It allows us... We caught the guy that burned the woman to death because of that camera and that footage. So we do.
Right now. We're going to build out all the trains. But the governor has done an amazing job where we have cameras in the cars and they're going to be cameras in every car. which is huge because that allows us to pick up on any illegal behavior. It allows us... We caught the guy that burned the woman to death because of that camera and that footage. So we do.
Eventually, every train is going to have a camera.
Eventually, every train is going to have a camera.
Eventually, every train is going to have a camera.
We we have we have three issues that overshadowed our success. We turned around the city. No one thought I could do it. And they told me it's going to take five years. We did it two years. There are three issues that I love that. I can't even tell you you didn't.
We we have we have three issues that overshadowed our success. We turned around the city. No one thought I could do it. And they told me it's going to take five years. We did it two years. There are three issues that I love that. I can't even tell you you didn't.
We we have we have three issues that overshadowed our success. We turned around the city. No one thought I could do it. And they told me it's going to take five years. We did it two years. There are three issues that I love that. I can't even tell you you didn't.
Well, they're indicators. They're indicators of a success of a city.
Well, they're indicators. They're indicators of a success of a city.
Well, they're indicators. They're indicators of a success of a city.