Zohran Mamdani: “Initially, these were going to be events that would be…”

“And I appreciate the work of FIFA and the host committee in ensuring that we are able to realize that not simply in these thousand tickets, but frankly also in the fact that we've been able to make these fan fests free. Initially, these were going to be events that would be charged for attendance. We want these to be moments where New Yorkers can experience the thrill of the game. You know, I was just speaking about going to the World cup in 2010.” (28:02–28:07)

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