Bruce Blakeman: “We had over 156,000 people attend the matches, bringing…”

“We had, and I know that especially made our Indian and Pakistani communities and our South Asian communities very happy because we know that cricket is an amazing sport there. But think about it. We had over 156,000 people attend the matches, bringing economic activity and wealth to the businesses of Nassau County. But here's the interesting thing. We had 12 nations participate. People of all backgrounds, different religions, all coming to Nassau County. And people were concerned about the safety of an event so big and so diverse.” (13:33–13:45)

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