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Whitney Tilson: “A bunch of legislation passed five years ago that…”

Featuring: Whitney Tilson, Democratic | Former Hedge Fund Manager, Candidate for New York City Mayor

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Whitney Tilson Discusses New York Mayoral Race, Endorsement of Andrew Cuomo, and Key City Issues

Published | Video Starts at 01:03

Yes. Second only to housing and affordability. How do you deal with that issue broadly tied together? Well, it's a, it's a tough one. There's no quick solution, but A bunch of legislation passed five years ago that effectively decriminalized all low level crime. not surprisingly, shocker, you had a huge increase and New Yorkers got upset. And we're in the process, slowly, too slowly, rolling some of that back. (01:03–01:09)

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