Zohran Mamdani: “In New York City we often tell kids, especially teenagers…”

“It wasn't even a little league, so we started a little league and I was one of the coaches. I think especially with the youth office, what comes to mind is that In New York City we often tell kids, especially teenagers, what they shouldn't do. We spend very little time telling them what they should do. We did and it doesn't seem like a big deal. We established a teen center and we said to the kids, no drugs, no. No alcohol, no cigarettes.” (05:33–05:42)

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