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Scott Stringer: “Even if we could build a million units of housing, I would…”

Featuring: Scott Stringer, Democratic | Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

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Scott Stringer's Vision for New York City: Education, Safety, and Housing

Published | Video Starts at 16:21

They're not. They're not. I'm sorry. I love them, but they're not. Because the truth is this is hard work. And what kind of housing do we want to get built? Even if we could build a million units of housing, I would argue that we want to build what LaGuardia built, public housing. Housing for poor people, for migrants, for immigrants. I want to build Michal Lama 2.0, the housing for the middle class. See how it all works? (16:21–16:29)

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Asserts a preference for building public housing similar to what was done under Mayor LaGuardia.

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