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Zohran Mamdani: “$2.90 is now out of reach of 1 in 5 New Yorkers.”

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Zohran Mamdani's Vision for an Affordable New York City: Mayoral Campaign Interview

Published July 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:54

I think it continues to be that issue, but at a greater scale where we're losing thousands of New Yorkers every year to places where they can actually afford to pay for their rent or their childcare or their groceries or even their MetroCard. $2.90 is now out of reach of 1 in 5 New Yorkers. failed leadership of the past and the present. If I succeed, it will look like a city that will be more than a place where New Yorkers just struggle. (01:54–01:57)

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Asserts that 20% of New Yorkers cannot afford a $2.90 MetroCard fare.

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