Zohran Mamdani: “A lot of my life is lived on the Amtrak, you know, like 15…”

“Because if you wanna lead a city of eight and a half million people, you have to show them that you're ready to work. And A lot of my life is lived on the Amtrak, you know, like 15 minute increments on a Google calendar. Like, I gotta make it to Moynihan at this time, then I gotta get on the A train, then I gotta go over there. But that's what New York City is.” (12:52–12:57)

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