Hey, Have You Seen This Clip of Bill de Blasio Talking to a Compost Bin?

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Hey, happy Friday. Many of you probably do not live in New York City. So, I assume you were not watching Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Earth Day press conference. And, even for my de Blasio heads out there, I doubt you stayed on for more than about 14 minutes.

So, I wanted to check: Did you see when Bill de Blasio did a joke where he pretended to talk to a compost bin?

Here it is:

Here’s @NYCMayor Bill de Blasio talking to a compost bin as part of his press conference yesterday.

That's all. Happy Friday. pic.twitter.com/aqSnoCvta4

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