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Zellnor Myrie: “We got about 2000 chronically mentally ill individuals in…”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

Zellnor Myrie Discusses Public Safety and Advocacy in New York City Mayoral Campaign

Published June 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:52

One, I want more clinicians in our subways and in our streets. I wanna get people the help that they need, put them on a real path to recovery. Because what we see now, We got about 2000 chronically mentally ill individuals in New York. Each one of those, of course, is tragic, but it's not that large a sum. But there has been mismanagement and a lack of leadership and coordination to get those individuals the help that they need. (03:52–03:57)

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