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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Briefing To Make A Housing Announcement

Published May 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 28:56

And we are instead delivering on something that we know many New Yorkers, and frankly many Americans care about, which is government efficiency. Now, Elon Musk manipulated the fact that so many people across this country want to see a government that is more efficient. He used that as a justification to simply slash and burn so much of the services that Americans rely on. (28:56–29:05)

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Asserts that Elon Musk used the desire for government efficiency to justify cuts.

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“We could cut down the 211 days it would take on average to move a tenant into a vacant unit and make that less than 100 days.”
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“New Yorkers made it abundantly clear that they wanted to move on from the prior administration.”
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“We could use to build more housing, that we could use to be more efficient in our operations.”
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“We are looking to make it easier for New Yorkers to demand excellence from city government.”
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