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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Briefing On Housing Policy

Published | Video Starts at 17:36

After decades of disinvestment, NYCHA tenants have come to expect that no matter who is in office, they will be overlooked. Their concerns will be ignored. That ends today. City hall will rewrite a legacy of neglect with the largest city capital commitment to NYCHA in decades. $5.6 billion over five years. And we will do all of this while ensuring that NYCHA remains publicly owned and publicly operated. This is about putting city government in the driver's seat. (17:36–17:49)

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