This is capitalism, where you come here as a dishwasher and one day you could become the mayor if you work harder enough. And we can't lie to New Yorkers and act like we're going to freeze their rent. And then NYCHA residents going to learn that you can't freeze their rent. You can't freeze the rent of Mitchell Armies, you can't freeze the rent of market rate. And we have to move forward and we can't allow not only the lack of experience. (00:36–00:40)
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Asserts that rent cannot be frozen for NYCHA residents.
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