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Person Place Thing: Head of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services Dawn Pinnock 7/14/23

Following in her father's footsteps, the head of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services Dawn Pinnock says, "I had a chance to see firsthand someone who worked for New York City government." Pinnock tells us about her father, Koreatown and a stuffed giraffe.

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