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De Blasio: Trump 'Would Never Have Been President' If Some NYers Had Done Their Jobs


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Jake Offenhartz

Published Oct 3, 2018

Modified Oct 3, 2018


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Donald Trump and Mayor Ed Koch pointing at a rendering of the New York Hyatt Hotel, which received a 40-year tax break costing the city $360 million
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Jake Offenhartz

Published Oct 3, 2018

Modified Oct 3, 2018


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