NYC Mayor Adams Defends Taking Vacation: ‘I Deserve Good Work-Life Balance, Like You Do’

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ADAMS: “You know, this is my second Christmas without my mother. And last year, I was really in a state of depression, and what I put my staff through, and I said, ‘I can’t do that again.’ So after 365 days of commitment to this city, I decided to take two days to reflect on mommy. And to watch how you responded to my two days out of this city was really alarming. I deserve good work-life balance like you do. I bet you went on a vacation. I bet you have not worked 365 days in the city.”