Many mayors had to deal with one crisis. Bloomberg had to deal with nine. 11 De Blasio dealt with COVID We had to deal with multiple. The COVID crisis we had to face. We had to face 237,000 migrants and asylum seekers that the federal government required us to take necessary steps [for]. and the city government required us to house, feed, clothe, educate 50,000 children. The crime crises, all those crises, you make bad decisions. There were people I trusted I should not have trusted. (15:16–15:30)
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Asserts that the city had to manage 237,000 migrants and asylum seekers due to federal requirements.
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