Not the rhetoric, but the facts. The median asking rent is now almost $5,300 a month in Manhattan. And $4,300, $4,300 a month in Brooklyn. Guess what? Those [rents] are higher than before [Mayor Mandami] took over with his communist ideology. Rents increased, Mr. Mandami. What happened to free rent? What happened to free? Last I checked, $5,300 a month is a heck of a lot more expensive than free. (00:44–04:36)
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Asserts that rents in Manhattan and Brooklyn are higher now than before Mayor Mandami took office.
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