Zohran Mamdani: “I won't be having a conversation at the expense of New…”

“… be to the benefit of New Yorkers, I will always pick up, I will always have that conversation. What marks me as distinct from Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams is I won't be having a conversation at the expense of New Yorkers. I won't be having a conversation about myself. And so that means you're ready to fight in public if necessary, but you're ready to pick up the phone in private …” (08:33–08:37)

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