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A July 16, 2018, file photo of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaking during a news conference in New York. Seth Wenig/AP.

Why Eric Adams Thinks Brooklyn Is Seeing a Surge in Shootings

By Inside City Hall New York City

PUBLISHED 9:23 PM ET Jul. 15, 2020 PUBLISHED 9:23 PM EDT Jul. 15, 2020

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined Errol Louis to discuss the alarming rise in shootings, especially in his own borough.

He also reacted to Mayor de Blasio’s plan to deal with the spike in violence and offered some of his own solutions.

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Image above: A July 16, 2018, file photo of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Seth Wenig/AP.

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