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Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Policing NY

2,245 views · Published 26 January 2015 · 26:41 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: CUNY TV · 2015 · News & Politics

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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams discusses the recent actions involving the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and shares his feelings about the protests that have taken place throughout the city and the country, which were brought about by the police-involved deaths of unarmed black men Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Borough President Adams, who formerly served in the NYPD for 22 years, and the New York State Senate for 6, shares his aspirations of one day becoming Mayor of New York City. (Taped 1-21-15)

Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV is a weekly half-hour program featuring interviews with significant men and women from a variety of fields: officeholders and activists, economists, labor leaders, writers and artists. Herbert, a longtime journalist and former columnist for The New York Times, takes a close look each week at a compelling contemporary issue. He elicits personal stories and insights into the character of each guest, revealing not just what they believe about a particular issue, but why they believe it. 

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