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Zohran Mamdani: “About two and a half million New Yorkers live in rent…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

Interview with Zoram Mamdani: Vision for New York City Mayoral Campaign

Published December 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 00:35

More than 50% of New Yorkers are handing over a majority of their paycheck each month to a landlord or a bank for housing. But how can you fix that? You know, one way is that About two and a half million New Yorkers live in rent stabilized units, right? Those are units that their rent is set by the mayor. And what this mayor has done is use that power to raise their rents by 9% and counting. What would you do if you were mayor? (00:35–00:43)

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Asserts that 2.5 million New Yorkers live in rent-stabilized units with rent set by the mayor.

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