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Jim Walden: “There were migrants that would rather live in abandoned…”

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

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Outer Borough Stories: Jim Walden's Visit to Long Island City with Carl

Published | Video Starts at 02:30

The big one. Yeah. We must have seen how many so far? 10? Yeah. Oh, this. This building right here. This is another one. Okay. But I also learned that There were migrants that would rather live in abandoned houses. like this one. Hello. How many? And I spoke to Carl about why it might be that a migrant or migrant family would prefer to live in an abandoned building in the freezing cold than in one of the hotels because. (02:30–02:36)

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Asserts that some migrants prefer living in abandoned houses over other accommodations.

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