Adrienne Adams: “I also insisted on building in $5 billion in addition to…”

“Bypassing the city for the city of yes, city for all proposal in the New York City Council, which will bring us over 82,000 units of affordable housing across the city of New York. I also insisted on building in $5 billion in addition to fortifying this proposal. And that $5 billion handles infrastructure for those communities like mine in Southeast Queens that are prone to flooding. We're going to need that infrastructure when we start to build.” (17:57–18:05)

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