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Zohran Mamdani: “It's also a crisis of food deserts in New York City…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Zohran Mamdani Discusses New York City Politics, Housing, and Anti-Semitism on Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 14:47

And the reason I think that's important is it's not just a crisis of affordability where New Yorkers will tell you they can't afford the same milk and eggs and bread they used to be able to four years ago. It's also a crisis of food deserts in New York City, especially for black and brown New Yorkers. Because I represent, we were talking about nycha. I represent the largest public housing development in North America, Queensbridge Houses. (14:47–14:53)

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Asserts that New York City faces a crisis of food deserts, particularly affecting black and brown communities.

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