What I think is missing in mayoralities is the understanding that to be a mayor is to be a messenger, a liaison, and a delegate. In my time in state office, I have launched campaigns almost from scratch that have moved more than $100 million to invest into public transit. to make our life more affordable for working class New Yorkers. And those are the things that I think I would bring to this kind of a position. (13:48–13:56)
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Claims to have initiated campaigns that redirected over $100 million to public transit.
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