Bill de Blasio: “I think it was going to happen, but it took the De Blasio…”

On the recordJune 19, 2014

I think it was going to happen, but it took the De Blasio administration for it to happen.

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Editor's note · Context

Sarah Burns discusses the timing of the settlement related to the Central Park Five case and credits the De Blasio administration for making it happen.

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