Zohran Mamdani: “I'll appoint a mom and pop czar with the clear goal of…”

“Regulations are important, but small businesses have to navigate more than 6,000 of them with far fewer resources than the big chains. That's why, as mayor, I'll appoint a mom and pop czar with the clear goal of making it easier to run a small business. $1,000 isn't a lot to our city government, but it can be make or break for a small business trying to get off the ground. Next, we're going to accelerate permits and applications.” (00:42–00:48)

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