Zohran Mamdani: “A decade ago, I think we were still in the midst of an…”

“So I'm listening to this Could Be Us and swang. The last thing I thought about buying was a Paddington Bear sweater that was advertised to me every day on Instagram. Great cinema, Paddington. A decade ago, I think we were still in the midst of an affordability crisis. 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.” (01:39–01:43)

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