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Eric Adams: reporters would have been scandalized had the city given the contract to the Conservancy in a 'backroom deal.'

On the recordMarch 16, 2023
reporters would have been scandalized had the city given the contract to the Conservancy in a 'backroom deal.'
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Eric Adams
Democratic · New York
Source
slate.com

Editor's note · Context

Defends the decision to seek private bids instead of accepting a nonprofit's offer.

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