“After being here, I’m heading to Rikers Island to sit down with some of the inmates,” Adams said. “There’s a young lady there who has a newborn baby and I’m going to sit down and…
Mayor Eric Adams spent Thanksgiving Day visiting the children of first responders, giving out meals in Harlem and planned to stop at Rikers Island later to have dinner with a jailed mother and her baby.
Hizzoner’s packed schedule started in midtown Manhattan, addressing families at the 21st annual First Responder’s Children’s Foundation – a charity that raises money for the kids of first responders that either died or were injured serving in the line of duty. “I still wake up every day to say I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America…This is the greatest country on the globe – only country with ‘dream’ attached to our name. There’s no German dream, French dream, Polish dream, but damn it, that’s an American dream!” Adams, a former captain in the NYPD, said to cheers.
“Don’t ever count out those who have sacrificed their lives for us. The police commissioner and I are committed to the public safety of this city and the public safety of this country and I want to thank the family members who are here. You may have lost your loved ones, but they [are] still with you.
The pair worked alongside other notable city pols like City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander.
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