I asked the DSA co chair about that encampment the other day and his answer was, oh, those have always been there. What do you say? Well, I know what I did as mayor and 14 people did not die on the street of the city of New York during a storm. And you know and everyone knows that we did not tolerate encampments on our streets and we must do more to make sure we don't go backwards. (04:20–04:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that during his tenure as mayor, 14 people did not die on the streets during a storm.
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