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Former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks at the Southeast Queens senior appreciation month kickoff. Former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks at the Southeast Queens senior appreciation month kickoff.

Hochul taps former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate

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Hochul taps former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate

Former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks at the Southeast Queens senior appreciation month kickoff.

With Adams as the lieutenant governor contender, it’s an all-female, all-grandma ticket.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis and Annie McDonough
  • 49 minutes ago
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