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Brad Lander: “I forced the mayor into court to get it back.”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

Brad Lander Discusses AAPI Community Issues and Policies in New York City Mayoral Campaign

Published June 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:35

So we need a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump. When Elon Musk and Trump stole $80 million from New York City, I uncovered it. I forced the mayor into court to get it back. I issued the first report of any financial officer anywhere in the country just one week after Trump was elected to say, where's all the federal funding that comes in to New York City's budget for healthcare, for food stamps, for education? (11:35–11:38)

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Asserts that he compelled the mayor to take legal action to recover $80 million.

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“It [Housing First] works 70 to 90% of the time.”
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“40% [of the 8 million New Yorkers] are immigrants, are foreign born, 50% live in mixed status households, including 1 million children.”
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“This is the largest Asian American city in the world outside of Asia.”
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“When Elon Musk and Trump stole $80 million from New York City, I uncovered it.”
Brad Lander Discusses AAPI Community Issues and Policies in New York City Mayoral Campaign | Uploaded June 10, 2025 | 11:29-11:36
“The asking rent for a one bedroom in New York now is over $3,500.”
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“New York City owns 12 golf courses now.”
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“We have this thing called the fair student funding formula, but it has to do more to recognize schools that have significant challenges.”
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“A lot of overcrowded schools are in working class Asian American neighborhoods.”
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“We absolutely can make sure that the resources we're providing get to working class immigrant communities.”
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“My number one commitment on public safety is to end street homelessness for people with serious mental illness.”
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“At the heart of my plan is a program called Housing First.”
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“We can end street homelessness for people with serious mental illness.”
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“Trump is doing savaging Medicaid, cutting food stamps, demonizing and deporting students.”
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“A New York City high school student, Dylan Contreras, was tricked by ICE and then arrested.”
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“I issued the first report of any financial officer anywhere in the country just one week after Trump was elected.”
Brad Lander Discusses AAPI Community Issues and Policies in New York City Mayoral Campaign | Uploaded June 10, 2025 | 11:38-11:45
“We need a billion dollars more in our general reserve to protect against cuts.”
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“We need to take it to Republicans.”
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“Language access is the law in New York City.”
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“Agencies fall short a lot of the time [on language access].”
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“I've created or preserved over 50,000 units of affordable housing.”
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“We take four [golf courses] and build new neighborhoods that will have 50,000 affordable homes.”
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