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Eric Adams: “We saved 100,000 jobs because of the former administration.”

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New York City Launches Largest Permanent Outdoor Dining Program with Mayor Eric Adams

Published | Video Starts at 03:29

We sat down up in the Bronx, had a meal at an outdoor dining location, and it was a real New York conversation. Some people were saying, no, take them down Others were saying, lead them up. We saved 100,000 jobs because of the former administration. Hats off to Bill de Blasio, the former mayor and his team that saw that we had to throw the nightlife industry a lifeline. And they came up with this concept overnight of outdoor dining. (03:29–03:34)

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Asserts that the former administration's outdoor dining initiative saved 100,000 jobs.

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