September 27 2022 New York, New York – Mayor Adams and other officials gathered to brief the media on the trip to Puerto Rico.
“We have a brand. New York has a brand. And when people see it, it means something.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to see the destruction left behind by Hurricane Fiona. “Kansas doesn’t have a brand. When you go there, okay, you’re from Kansas. No. You know what? But New York has a brand. It has a brand and that brand means diversity. That brand means we care. That brand means that we are compassionate”.