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and now return to Mayor Eric Adams weekly Tuesday news conference in which reporters are free to ask questions on any subject the only time each week that he allows that.

This week the mayor was asked about a new

appointment and interim appointment concerning public safety with all the

resignations, police commissioner, his deputy mayor for public safety

leaving, etc.

And one additional resignation, Dr Ashwin Vasson,

who's been on the show so many times

as New York City Health Commissioner,

he has announced that he will step down earlier than he was planning.

So we'll get into all of this and even some policy issues with WNY and Gothamist lead

Eric Adams reporter Elizabeth Kim who joins us most

Wednesdays after these Tuesday news conferences with clips and analysis

happy Wednesday Liz happy Wednesday Ryan so the mayor announced that

Chauncey Parker will be the next deputy mayor for public safety

that's following the resignation of Phil Banks, who's under a cloud of suspicion.

Here's a clip of Deputy Mayor Parker at yesterday's press briefing.

Every morning at 10 a.m. this team comes together and reviews this small number of

people today's one person but meets that description but it's vital to the

safety of the city to achieve the mayor's North Star of ending gun violence that we

work as hard as we possibly can when those people hurting people most come through come through the criminal justice system.

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