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Michael Blake: “We need to have a local median income instead of area median…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Interview with NYC Mayoral Candidate Michael Blake on Public Safety and Affordability

Published | Video Starts at 03:53

You have a guaranteed income program that you want to implement. What exactly is that? How is it going to work? Absolutely. So before we get there, we. We are very focused that We need to have a local median income instead of area median income. Area median income incorporates other areas, including Westchester county, essentially, for New York city, it's about 145,000 for a family of three. However, that's not actually helping you fully understand what's happening in your community. (03:53–03:57)

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Proposes using local median income instead of area median income for policy considerations.

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