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Brad Lander: “I'm going to make it so that we don't have homeless people…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

New York Mayoral Candidates Discuss Public Safety, Affordability, and Leadership on 'In Focus'

Published May 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:58

I'm going to keep Jesse Tisch as police commissioner who has been improving accountability while driving down crimes. And I'm going to make it so that we don't have homeless people sleeping on the subways by connecting them to housing and services. so we can end street homelessness for people with serious mental illness. Let's move next to affordability. You are laser focused on guaranteeing child care and after school school for all. (01:58–02:05)

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Asserts plan to address homelessness on subways by connecting individuals to housing and services.

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