Zohran Mamdani: “Barbershops need three licenses to cut hair, one to be a…”

“… with the frozen dessert permit that requires restaurants to seek out a superfluous second permit for what they're already doing serving food. No more treatsploitation. As we say right now, Barbershops need three licenses to cut hair, one to be a barber, one to own the shop, and one from the city. On top of both, the state of affairs is frankly anti fade and we will not stand for it, which is why we will work with the state to streamline these licenses as well.” (07:40–07:47)

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