How do you reflect upon your time in office during COVID and how you handled Covid? Covid was the most horrific situation I could possibly have lived through. New York had it [COVID-19] first and worst, and it just exploded. and nobody knew anything, and people panicked, and it was the most difficult situation to deal with. I did briefings every morning where I would tell New Yorkers what I knew, but it was horrific. (1:09:27–1:09:34)
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