Zohran Mamdani: “I define [affordability] as tied to the median household…”

“I've said we have to build 200,000 new homes over 10 years. And these have to be truly affordable. And when I talk about affordability, I define [affordability] as tied to the median household income in the city. $70,000 for a family of four. Because I'm tired of calling constituents on Steinway street in Astoria saying there's a new affordable housing unit that just opened up. Do you want to apply to say, how much do I have to earn?” (23:09–23:15)

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