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Eric Adams: “At the beginning of the baseball series season, we showed…”

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Eric Adams Announces 'Flames of Honor' Memorial for Post-9/11 Veterans in Queens

Published | Video Starts at 49:17

This is a real rarity that you'll see something like this that that will take place and we're excited about the game. You know, not only what it does to bring pride to the city, but the economic value attached. At the beginning of the baseball series season, we showed the economic benefits of the Mets and the Yankees when they [are] in the playoffs. Right now it's the same thing. This is a huge, huge economic boost for tourism. And I think the NBA does well when the Knicks when they are in the playoffs. (49:17–49:25)

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Asserts that the Mets and Yankees in the playoffs have economic benefits.

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