Zohran Mamdani: “I represent a city of 8 1/2 million people. More than 3…”

“In fact, what they do is leave a sense of fear amongst so many. Correct. And you know, I represent a city of 8 1/2 million people. More than 3 million New Yorkers are immigrants. I'm one of them. And what we've seen this administration do is transform the very places that we used to associate with the American dream. You know, 26 Federal Plaza.” (05:52–05:57)

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