Zohran Mamdani: “City hall wanted to deliver universal pre K, they had to…”

“Unlike what it was like when Andrew Cuomo was leading the state, Bill de Blasio was the mayor. It seemed as if City hall and Albany were consistently at odds. When City hall wanted to deliver universal pre K, they had to fight Andrew Cuomo to be able to do so. Now we can have a relationship that's built on understanding that we both have the same constituents, the people of New York City. So you're very confident that, that, that they're going to go for this?” (21:31–21:36)

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