Zohran Mamdani: “If we were to have received that AIM funding since the…”

“I think the speaker brought up the importance of aim. We have seen how New York City was singled out more than a decade ago and has never received that aim. Funding. If we were to have received that AIM funding since the moment it was stripped from the city, we would actually not require any additional aid from Albany. This is part of our larger request to ensure that we can balance this budget. And as the speaker said, we cannot proceed with balancing that budget without the additional revenue and cost shifts from Albany.” (23:15–23:22)

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