Zohran Mamdani: “Brownsville is the poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn and…”

“But they had nowhere else to turn. 109 years later, Brownsville has changed. Instead of Jewish and Italian immigrants, this community is predominantly black today. Yet much remains the same. Brownsville is the poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn and still too many mothers have nowhere to turn. No neighborhood has a higher rate of pregnancy associated deaths than Brownsville. 146.9 of every 100,000 live births. That pain isn't limited to East Brooklyn.” (01:31–01:38)

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