Quotes from Eric Adams

Since we don't know with any certainty what specific aptitudes today's students will need tomorrow, we need to ensure they have the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities that extend beyond any one technology or program.

There's absolutely no reason why we should continue poisoning our children's health with processed foods.

I was progressive before the term progressive actually existed.

Let's decide that we must live in a safe city where we educate our children and make sure everyone has an opportunity to prosper in this great city.

When we feed people, we should only feed them healthy food. They go to the government because they don't have any other choices. So it's almost a betrayal when you know someone has no other choice but to eat what you give them, and you're giving them food that feeds their chronic diseases.

I went through my entire public school career going to bed crying because I was getting Ds.

The food we call soul food is slave food. We were forced to eat it.

I am thankful that Brooklyn, a community of more than 2.6 million people of which nearly half speak a language other than English at home, stands as a shining example of how immigration and diversity have made us a safer and stronger place to live, work, and experience the American dream.

One day mom sat down and says, 'I'm moving my children to Queens. There was this quiet in the room and then everyone burst out laughing. Moving to Queens for us was like moving to Mars. It was like breaking out of poverty, the ultimate in luxury.

Just as gas is to a car, the food we eat is our fuel. The quality and type of that food will determine how well our bodies run.

The first classroom is in a mother's womb.

Partnership is a necessity if we are to reach our goals.

If you committed a serious crime, you should not be allowed to own a gun.

New Yorkers want to work and thrive.

As our city and country begin the long, rocky road of recovery from COVID, we still must avoid the pitfalls of another deadly public health crisis: gun violence.

During the debates for mayor, I was continually pressed on my position on the policing procedure known as 'stop and frisk' - which is actually in law enforcement known as 'stop, question and frisk' - and why I believed that, if used properly, it could reduce crime without infringing on personal liberties and human rights.

The question was never whether stop, question and frisk should be allowed; it was how it should be done. Those who claimed it should be outlawed entirely reduced a nuanced issue to an either-or argument, and unwisely answered it with a blanket ban.

Police have two rights that even the president does not have, the right to take liberty and to take life. Those are dear to America. And we must ensure that the highest level of scrutiny and standard goes to anyone who is given that right.

The refusal to snitch out of a pathological hatred for police is nothing new.

I was beaten by police and sat in their precinct holding cell, certain that my future was already decided. And now I will be the person in charge of that precinct, and every other precinct, because I'm going to be the mayor of the City of New York.

For our way-too-large population of homeless children, we can provide tutoring services so they can be ready for college.

I have dedicated my career to advocating for a more equitable, humane criminal justice system.

I think we need to be humane to all living beings and that includes our animals.

Used it, used it often, great tool. We should never have removed stop-and-frisk.