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Brad Lander: “We're talking about around 2,000 people who are seriously…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Interview with NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander on Campaign Priorities and Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

Now this street homelessness right now has the highest level in nearly two decades. You put out a 75 page plan, break it down for us. Yeah. So you know, We're talking about around 2,000 people who are seriously mentally ill and sleeping on the street. We don't have to have it be that way with a real continuum of care. Look, when people need to be taken to the hospital, I got a plan to do that. (03:13–03:19)

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Asserts that around 2,000 seriously mentally ill people are sleeping on the street.

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