WEBVTT - NYC Mayor Eric Adams Talks DNC, Stance on Crime

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>And a pleasure to welcome Bloomberg's global TV and radio

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<v Speaker 2>audiences here to Chicago, Illinois, indeed the site of the

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<v Speaker 2>Democratic National Convention. Now in day three, I'm Joe Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>alongside Kaylee Lines and a special guest. As Democrats are

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<v Speaker 2>still trickling into Chicago. One of them is the Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>of New York City, Eric Adams, joining us here at

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<v Speaker 2>the table on our set in Chicago. Mister Mayor, welcome,

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much. Great to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you're joining the party here as something that's been

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty energetic rally so far in Chicago, and we've

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<v Speaker 2>heard from New York's governor, we heard from Congresswoman Alexandria

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<v Speaker 2>Casio Cortez. How come the mayor of the world's biggest

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<v Speaker 2>city isn't speaking tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, you have a real focus, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think this campaign is there something that's extremely smart. We

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<v Speaker 1>feel strong in New York. We have very few other

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<v Speaker 1>areas that we need to focus on. And the goal

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<v Speaker 1>is not to get Eric Adams on the stage. The

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to get VP Harris and the team elected

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<v Speaker 1>and they're putting together the right speakers, and we're just

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<v Speaker 1>going to find out what is our role and we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to carry the ball based on that.

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<v Speaker 3>So you may not be a messenger on the stage

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<v Speaker 3>at this convention, but that doesn't mean necessarily that there

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<v Speaker 3>might not be a message you would advocate for. Not

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<v Speaker 3>just giving your role as mayor of New York City

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<v Speaker 3>at a time when Republicans are criticism criticizing cities including

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<v Speaker 3>where we are now Chicago on issues like crime. But

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<v Speaker 3>you're a mayor and a former cop. What is the

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<v Speaker 3>winning message on crime for a former prosecutor if she

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<v Speaker 3>campaigns for president of the United States?

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's an amazing question because this is

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<v Speaker 1>what I've been talking about for so long. We have

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<v Speaker 1>a great product in a Democratic party. We're leading the

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<v Speaker 1>voice around getting rid of assault rifles, about being proactive

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<v Speaker 1>and not placing people on pathway of criminality, and we

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<v Speaker 1>need to sell that, and unfortunately we've allowed the belief

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<v Speaker 1>that Democrats are soft on crime and we're not. Crime

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<v Speaker 1>is dropping to New York City and many of the

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<v Speaker 1>cities where our mayors are located. I was speaking with

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<v Speaker 1>the Atlantic Mayor a few days ago. We're seeing a

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<v Speaker 1>real focus on public safety. I say it all the

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<v Speaker 1>time is to prerequisite to prosperity, and that's the leading

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<v Speaker 1>message coming out. Affordability. Public safety is crucial to this election.

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<v Speaker 2>We spoke earlier with the mayor of San Francisco, which

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<v Speaker 2>has been held up as the poster child for crime

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<v Speaker 2>in this country by Republicans criticizing progressive policies when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to crime and safety Chicago, where we are now,

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<v Speaker 2>he compares to Afghanistan. Donald Trump refers to New York

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<v Speaker 2>City as a war zone. You're talking about crime statistics.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you start putting up billboards? How do you get

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<v Speaker 2>the facts delivered?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? It's so important. And you know, one thing is

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<v Speaker 1>when someone used in analogy of saying things out of control.

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<v Speaker 1>In New York City, our subway system, with four point

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<v Speaker 1>one million riders, we have an average of five feloniece

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<v Speaker 1>a day. We want to get rid of them. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's put it in perspective. Our robberies are at the

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<v Speaker 1>lowest record in recorded history. And when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>all the major crime categories are decrease in. Our economy

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<v Speaker 1>has come back. New York City is a real model

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<v Speaker 1>of how a Democrat can turn around the city and

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<v Speaker 1>moving in the right direction.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, of course, we don't just pay attention for New

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<v Speaker 3>York City and the way in which crime is being handled,

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<v Speaker 3>but migration also, considering you have had an influx of

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<v Speaker 3>migrants that the city have had to deal with, you've

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<v Speaker 3>actually been somewhat critical of this administration in that regard.

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<v Speaker 3>Kamala Harris is part of this administration. She was charged

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<v Speaker 3>in the early days with taking care of the issue

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<v Speaker 3>of the border. This is something Republicans are placing a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of blames specifically on her for. Does she deserve

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<v Speaker 3>some of that blame? Has she not played a role

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<v Speaker 3>in what has happened in New York City?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, first of all, we received that with two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve thousand microcin asydeum seeker say, and I'm proud

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<v Speaker 1>that that one child of family sleeping on the streets

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<v Speaker 1>of the city of New York as we manage that.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've been extremely clear about securing our borders. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that when we look at blame to be

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<v Speaker 1>placed is the lack of real true immigration reform. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a country of where immigrants have always participated in

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<v Speaker 1>American dream and we need to ensure that we have

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<v Speaker 1>a pathway in doing so, and I am looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to sharing my ideas with the administration on some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things we witness in New York and as national

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<v Speaker 1>immigrant leaders have looked at what we have done in

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<v Speaker 1>a level of humanity that we've shown. The key here

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<v Speaker 1>is employment. You put people to work, they could pursue

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<v Speaker 1>the American dream. If you don't, we take away that dignity.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Mayor, Federal prosecutors in New York served another round

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<v Speaker 2>of grand jury subpoenas, this time directly to you, in

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<v Speaker 2>a corruption investigation that's been going on for the better

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<v Speaker 2>part of a year. Now, you've made it clear that

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<v Speaker 2>you're done talking about this, that you want the process

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<v Speaker 2>to play out. Don't the people of New York deserve

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more of an explanation than that.

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<v Speaker 1>What the people of New York deserve is a very

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<v Speaker 1>thorough review. And I feel confident whenever you view is done,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to see that I did nothing wrong. Former

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<v Speaker 1>law enforcement officer, I know what it is to ensure

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<v Speaker 1>that laws are enforced, you don't break them. And then

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<v Speaker 1>it's important that the people in New York have been

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<v Speaker 1>made as discipline and focus. My job is to fight

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<v Speaker 1>on behalf of New York is bringing back the economy

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<v Speaker 1>like we have, making sure our streets are safe like

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<v Speaker 1>we have, build affordable housing like we are doing. That

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<v Speaker 1>is my focus and not to be distracted. Let the

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<v Speaker 1>reviewers do their job. I'm going to do the job

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<v Speaker 1>that the people elected me for, and that's to recover

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<v Speaker 1>our city.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, mister Mayor, when Donald Trump was getting hit with

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<v Speaker 3>all of these different indictments, some of the way in

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<v Speaker 3>which Democrats were prosecuting the campaign against him was that

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<v Speaker 3>he's too mired down in legal battles and he is distracted.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's a lot to deal with even personally, let

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<v Speaker 3>alone trying to be a leader. How are you navigating

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<v Speaker 3>that personally? Why should New Yorkers not have doubt about

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<v Speaker 3>your ability to do all these things that want Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I think that, as you indicated, this was going on

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<v Speaker 1>for several months, and look who our city is of.

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<v Speaker 1>You haven't mad that manage two hundred twelve thousand marcus

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<v Speaker 1>in asylum seekers. The economy has been revitalized, more jobs

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<v Speaker 1>in the city history. Our subway system is a safe,

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen thousand illegal guns remove up our streets, our children

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<v Speaker 1>are outpacing the state and reading and math of When

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<v Speaker 1>you're do an analysis of what I've done, from tourism

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<v Speaker 1>to safety, to project productivity to housing, you have to

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<v Speaker 1>say to yourself, darn that guy. Don't get distracted. He

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<v Speaker 1>knows how to run a city, just as I was

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<v Speaker 1>a person that knew how to keep the city safe

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<v Speaker 1>as a police officer.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, mister mayor, thank you so much for making

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<v Speaker 3>time to us in the city of Chicago, not in

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<v Speaker 3>your hometown today here on Bloomberg TV and radio. We

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate it. That is the New York Mayor Eric Adams,