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Zellnor Myrie: “We got our young people applying and tens of thousands of…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 05:13

And I want 50,000 more so that we can make it universal every year. And you know this too from the work you do in the community. We got our young people applying and tens of thousands of them end up on the waiting list because they're not enough slots. That's something within City Hall's control. We can invest in that. That to me is a public safety tool. When I talk about universal afterschool and after school for all, that is a public safet safety imperative as well. (05:13–05:21)

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