Michael Blake: “A lot of the decisions and behavior that happened within…”

“To prevent a repeat of what we've been watching? Richard, I think it's a great question, and it's a both and to your question, you can't ignore that. A lot of the decisions and behavior that happened within City Hall was clearly from Eric [Adams]. And I do think, unfortunately, as someone who was a staffer myself, his behavior has clouded the great public servants who are actually doing the work in the city.” (04:09–04:15)

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