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Borough President Adams lit memorial candles with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and scores of
other elected offi cials, clergy leaders, and advocates at a candlelight vigil he organized in August at Grand Army
Plaza in protest against the mass shootings in Brownsville, Gilroy, CA; Dayton, OH; and El Paso, TX.
Borough President’s Offi ce/Erica Krodman
Borough President Adams stood with Council Member Robert Cornegy
and concerned citizens at a press conference in August at
Borough Hall in August to call for a full forensic audit and investigation
regarding Third-Party Transfer (TPT) program abuses.
Borough President’s Offi ce/Erica Krodman
Borough President Adams, with Council Member Alicka Ampry-
Samuel (red shirt), members of the NYPD aviation unit, and students
in the Young Airmans Association program, at Floyd Bennett
Field in August. Borough President’s Offi ce/Erica Krodman
Borough President Adams welcomed former NBA All-Star and Chinese Basketball Association head coach Stephon
Marbury and young Chinese athletes to Brooklyn Borough Hall during their visit to Brooklyn in August.
Borough President’s Offi ce/Erica Krodman
Borough President Adams with a young Brooklynite at 94th Precinct
festivities during one of many precinct stops on National
Night Out in August. Borough President’s Offi ce/Erica Krodman
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