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20th annual Staten Island Black History Town Hall

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams gives the keynote address at the 20th annual Staten Island Black History Town Hall at First Central Baptist Church on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in Stapleton. (Owen Reiter for the Staten Island Advance)Owen Reiter

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Adrienne Adams, the speaker of the New York City Council who represents the 28th District in Queens, is one of 11 candidates vying for the Democratic Party nominee in New York City’s upcoming mayoral primary.

Adams, the New York City Council’s first Black speaker, touts her efforts to protect childcare, libraries, parks and schools from budget cuts, deliver 120,000 new homes and start new programs to expand opportunities for all New Yorkers, according to her campaign website.

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