And Mayor Koch looked at her and said, ma', am, the city never worked. You know, and that's the reality. We've adjusted to a failing city across America. It's not only New York. this is not something I'm pointing to, New York, but specifically New York. We create crises and we've normalized them by siloing government. (13:13–13:20)
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Asserts that cities across America, including New York, have adjusted to dysfunction.
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