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Scott Stringer: “The last couple of mayors have been minimalistic in their…”

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

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Look, the housing crisis, if we don't get it under control, we're quickly going to become a city for the very, very wealthy, with enclaves for the poor and nobody in between. I think for too long. The last couple of mayors have been minimalistic in their thinking on what we can do to build affordable housing. A lot of candidates will come to you and say, I'm going to build a million more homes in the next 10 years. They're not. They're not. I'm sorry. (15:56–16:03)

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Asserts that recent mayors have not been ambitious enough in addressing affordable housing.

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