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Zohran Mamdani: “Creating a one stop shop in New York City government that…”

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Published October 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:22:25

We, we have to ensure that we make it easier for condo and co op owners to follow these laws. And we do that by eliminating the application fees for J51, by extending that tax credit, by also Creating a one stop shop in New York City government that procures at a large scale heat pumps. and the very kind of infrastructure needed to comply. We've seen this happen before with clean energy work that's been done in Woodside houses. (1:22:25–1:22:32)

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Proposes a centralized procurement system for heat pumps to aid compliance with climate laws.

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