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Jim Walden: “The 1 billion has to go through Albany.”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

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Interview with Attorney Jim Walden on New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Policy Proposals

Published | Video Starts at 11:38

And the money that they put up, the $5 billion is completely illusory. There is no budget in the city for the 4 billion that they committed. And The 1 billion has to go through Albany. Do you trust Albany to pass a budget that has that billion dollars in it? So what I can promise people is that next week they're going to see a much better plan for me that has a lot of different components. (11:38–11:41)

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Asserts that $1 billion of the "city of yes" funding requires approval from Albany.

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